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NY A02283

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2019

Primary Sponsor

Carrie Woerner

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Public Service Law section 66-j to establish a minimum credit rate of 12 cents per kilowatt hour for farm waste generating equipment customer-generators (anaerobic digesters) on their electricity bills.

  • Removes anaerobic digesters from the category of customer-generators credited at the utility corporation's avoided costs, instead providing them with the higher fixed rate of at least 12 cents per kilowatt hour.

  • Establishes legislative intent to support the financial viability of existing and legacy anaerobic digesters on New York dairy farms that reduce methane emissions and nutrient water contamination.

  • Addresses the immediate financial need of anaerobic digesters installed prior to finalization of a new distributed energy resources compensation methodology by the Public Service Commission.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to setting the rate of credit per kilowatt hour for farm waste generating equipment customer-generators, which includes the anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste; sets a rate for anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste to at least 12 cents per kilowatt hour.

Last Action

referred to energy

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Energy1/22/2019

Full Bill Text

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