NY A09875

Requires each combination gas and electric corporation to file a commercial tariff with the Public Service Commission for electric vehicle charging that uses alternatives to traditional demand-based rate structures to facilitate faster charging.

Defines electric vehicles as motor vehicles with maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles per hour, propelled at least in part by an electric motor, and powered by a hydrogen fuel cell or battery with capacity of not less than four kilowatt hours that can be recharged from an external source.

Tariffs must evaluate the relative costs, benefits, and ancillary costs associated with various faster charging rate designs across multiple scenarios predicting different rates of electric vehicle adoption.

Public Service Commission shall approve, modify, or reject proposed tariffs after notice and opportunity for public comment, and utilities must make approved tariffs available to customers within 60 days of commission approval.

Utilities must periodically report to the commission on the number of customers using the tariff and the total amount of electricity delivered under it, and may propose revisions based on changing costs or conditions.