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NY A01705
Bill
Status
1/12/2017
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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Establishes a self-directed clean energy program for industrial, commercial, and large energy users with 36-month average demand of 2 megawatts or greater (or 4 megawatts aggregated with at least one account at 1 megawatt).
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Allows participating customers to redirect existing and future clean energy surcharges into an energy savings account for energy efficiency projects, renewable energy deployment, distributed energy resources, and energy storage.
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Requires participants to develop an optimization plan, provide biannual progress reports, and match 7.5 percent of plan costs through financial and/or in-kind contributions.
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Mandates that unused surcharges in the energy savings account revert to original surcharge purposes after seven years, and establishes mechanisms to recoup funds if projects fail to occur or funds are misused.
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Requires the Public Service Commission to issue guidelines within 45 days of enactment and provide annual reports to the governor and legislative leaders on program implementation.
Legislative Description
Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.
Last Action
print number 1705b
1/29/2018