Directs the Long Island power authority and the New York state energy research and development authority to contract with an independent entity to inspect residential electric generating equipment; prohibits the provision of financial assistance for any such equipment unless it is inspected and approved by such independent inspector; directs both such authorities to provide grants of up to $300 for the installation and interconnection of such equipment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5708
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 25, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, MILLMAN, FINCH, MARKEY --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing for
the inspection of residential electric generating equipment and
providing grants for the installation and interconnection thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (h) of section 1020-g of the public authorities
2 law, as amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
3 as follows;
4 (h) (i) To implement programs and policies designed to provide for the
5 interconnection of: [(i)] (A) (1) solar electric generating equipment
6 owned or operated by residential customers, [(B)] (2) farm waste elec-
7 tric generating equipment owned or operated by customer-generators,
8 [(C)] (3) solar electric generating equipment owned or operated by non-
9 residential customers, [(D)] (4) micro-combined heat and power generat-
10 ing equipment owned, leased or operated by residential customers, and
11 [(E)] (5) fuel cell electric generating equipment owned, leased or oper-
12 ated by residential customers, and for net energy metering consistent
13 with section sixty-six-j of the public service law, to increase the
14 efficiency of energy end use, to shift demand from periods of high
15 demand to periods of low demand and to facilitate the development of
16 cogeneration; and [(ii)] (B) wind electric generating equipment owned or
17 operated by customer-generators and for net energy metering consistent
18 with section sixty-six-l of the public service law.
19 (ii)(A) To enter into a contract with an independent entity qualified
20 to inspect the interconnection and energy efficiency of electric gener-
21 ating equipment installed pursuant to the programs and policies adopted
22 pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subdivision when the customer-genera-
23 tor receives financial assistance from the authority. All financial
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 assistance by the authority for the installation and interconnection of
2 electric generating equipment shall be subject to the inspection and
3 approval of such equipment by the independent inspector.
4 (B) In addition to any other financial assistance provided by the
5 authority for the installation and interconnection of the electric
6 generating equipment described in paragraph (i) of this subdivision, the
7 authority shall provide a grant of not more than three hundred dollars
8 for each inspected and approved installation.
9 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
10 1855-a to read as follows:
11 § 1855-a. Interconnection of electric generating equipment. 1. The
12 authority shall establish and implement programs and policies designed
13 for the interconnection of:
14 (a)(i) solar electric generating equipment owned or operated by resi-
15 dential customers, (ii) farm waste electric generating equipment owned
16 or operated by customer-generators, (iii) solar electric generating
17 equipment owned or operated by non-residential customers, (iv) micro-
18 combined heat and power generating equipment owned, leased or operated
19 by residential customers, and (v) fuel cell electric generating equip-
20 ment owned, leased or operated by residential customers, and for net
21 energy metering consistent with section sixty-six-j of the public
22 service law, to increase the efficiency of energy end use, to shift
23 demand periods from high demand to periods of low demand and to facili-
24 tate the development of cogeneration; and
25 (b) wind electric generating equipment owned or operated by customer-
26 generators and for net energy metering consistent with section sixty-
27 six-l of the public service law.
28 2. (a) The authority shall enter into a contract with an independent
29 entity qualified to inspect the interconnection and energy efficiency of
30 electric generating equipment installed pursuant to the programs and
31 policies adopted pursuant to subdivision one of this section when the
32 customer-generator receives financial assistance from the authority. All
33 financial assistance by the authority for the installation and intercon-
34 nection of electric generating equipment shall be subject to the
35 inspection and approval of such equipment by the independent inspector.
36 (b) In addition to any other financial assistance provided by the
37 authority for the installation and interconnection of the electric
38 generating equipment described in subdivision one of this section, the
39 authority shall provide a grant of not more than three hundred dollars
40 for each inspected and approved installation.
41 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
42 it shall have become a law; provided that, effective immediately, any
43 actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec-
44 tive date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such
45 date.
