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NY S02587
Bill
Status
1/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Parker
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AI Summary
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Requires utilities operating in New York that offer smart meters to conduct a study of potential health risks and effects of smart meter installation and use, including recommended safe practices.
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Smart meter is defined as a meter that records electrical or natural gas consumption in real-time or over short intervals and communicates information to a utility through two-way information exchange.
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Each utility must report its findings to the Public Service Commission no later than one year after the act's effective date.
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The Public Service Commission must prepare a comprehensive report to the governor and legislature evaluating all utility findings no later than eighteen months after the act's effective date.
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The act takes effect 90 days after becoming law and expires and is repealed two years after the effective date.
Legislative Description
Directs utilities to study the potential health risks and effects of smart meters including, but not limited to, the risks and effects of the installation of such smart meters, and recommended safe practices associated with the use of smart meters; requires utilities to report their findings to the public service commission; requires the public service commission to prepare a comprehensive report to the governor and legislature.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/7/2024