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NY S08062

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lea Webb

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires gas and electric utility corporations with smart meters to establish a voluntary usage monitor program allowing customers to set personalized cost or usage thresholds for their billing period

  • Mandates customer notifications on the 10th and 20th day of each billing cycle when energy usage exceeds their chosen threshold, delivered electronically or by mail

  • Notifications must include an estimate of the customer's monthly bill when thresholds are exceeded

  • Defines "smart meter" as a device that measures and transmits energy usage to a utility for billing and monitoring purposes

  • Takes effect one year after becoming law

Legislative Description

Establishes a usage monitor program for the purposes of notifying residential customers when energy usage exceeds a cost or usage threshold in a given billing period determined by the residential customer.

Last Action

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy and Telecommunications1/7/2026
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions6/5/2025
Rules6/4/2025
Energy and Telecommunications5/15/2025

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