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NY A07576

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/19/2015

Primary Sponsor

William Magee

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Origin

Assembly

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Public Service Law to expand net energy metering eligibility to include waste-fueled electric generating equipment at municipal landfills and publicly owned treatment works.

  • Defines "landfill" as a solid waste disposal facility owned or operated by a municipal government or public-private partnership.

  • Defines "publicly owned treatment works" as sewage treatment facilities owned or operated by a municipal government or public-private partnership.

  • Defines "waste fueled electric generating equipment" as equipment generating electricity from biogas produced by anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste, wastewater sludge, or domestic sewage, with minimum 90 percent annual biogas fuel requirement.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to net metering standards for municipal landfills and waste water treatment facilities.

Last Action

referred to energy

1/6/2016

Committee Referrals

Energy5/19/2015

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