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NY A08118
Bill
Status
6/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
Robert Carroll
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AI Summary
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Adds new section 42-a to Public Service Law defining "residential fixed charge" as any fixed fee charged to residential electric customers for distribution basic service, customer service charges, customer charges, or basic service fees separate from per-kilowatt-hour charges
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Requires the department to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge when filing rate schedule amendments to recover only fixed costs and operation/maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections, and customer service
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Prohibits the department from using this adjustment mechanism to cause a cost shift to other customer rate classes
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/8/2020