Loading chat...
NY A04059
Bill
Status
2/9/2023
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Empowers the Public Service Commission to establish performance standards for combination utility companies (electric, gas, or steam providers in cities with 1 million+ population) during power outages and restoration efforts.
-
Authorizes penalties of up to $100 per violation or $1,000 per violation for patterns or practices of non-compliance with reliability requirements, calculated per individual customer account for both residential and commercial customers.
-
Requires the Commission to establish a schedule of customer credits or rebates for those experiencing service outages and missed installation appointments.
-
Allows the Commission to investigate utility company performance during emergencies and deny recovery of restoration costs if the company failed to reasonably implement its emergency response plan, proportional to the outage's degree and impact.
-
Prohibits utilities from passing penalty payments, litigation costs, and investigation expenses to customers through bills.
Legislative Description
Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service outages; provides that a penalty for failure to reasonably comply with requirements that protect the overall reliability and continuity of combination utility company services shall be up to one hundred dollars per violation or for a pattern or practice of such violations up to one thousand dollars per violation.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/3/2024