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NY A02282
Bill
Status
1/22/2019
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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The Public Service Commission shall establish a self-directed clean energy program for industrial, commercial, and large energy users within 45 days of the law's effective date.
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Eligible participants are individual customers with a 36-month average demand of 2 megawatts or greater, or aggregated customers with 4 megawatts or greater (with at least one account having 1 megawatt minimum).
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Participants may redirect existing clean energy surcharges into an energy savings account to fund energy efficiency projects, renewable energy resources, and distributed energy resources like microgrids and rooftop solar.
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The program requires participants to develop optimization plans, provide biannual progress reports, and use measurement and verification standards; unused surcharges revert to original purposes after seven years.
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Commission shall submit annual reports to the Governor and legislative leaders on the program's performance by January 1st each year.
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
referred to energy
1/8/2020