NY A03017

New York Public Service Commission must publish a report by December 1, 2020 on residential customer savings from time-of-use tariffs and smart meters, in consultation with state energy authorities and power authorities.

Report must include for each utility: total customers enrolled in time-of-use tariffs, smart meters installed, total costs incurred, total savings realized, and outcomes including carbon emissions changes, electricity usage shifts, and outage frequency/duration changes.

Report must analyze each utility's time-variant pricing tariffs, customer bill savings, best practices for data access and privacy protection, and provide forecasts for smart meter installations and time-of-use enrollment through 2024.

Smart meter is defined as a meter capable of recording electric energy consumption and communicating information through two-way communication with the utility.

Report must be submitted to the New York Senate President, Assembly Speaker, and chairs of the Senate and Assembly energy committees.