STATE OF NEW YORK
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6951
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 14, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to providing a customer the
right to energy usage information; and to repeal subdivision 7 of
section 3-101 of the energy law relating to energy planning
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Legislative intent. A customer's right to their personal
2 energy data is increasingly important in today's technological world.
3 This legislation reaffirms a consumer's right to their own energy usage
4 information through data. By empowering the consumer with this know-
5 ledge, they can make their own choice on energy conservation, renewable
6 resources, innovative energy products and services that suit their
7 specific needs.
8 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 3-101 of the energy law is REPEALED and
9 a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows:
10 7. to afford energy consumers with the right to their energy usage
11 information to encourage informed choices for energy consumption,
12 including, but not limited to conservation, sustainability and energy
13 service solutions.
14 § 3. The energy law is amended by adding a new article 22 to read as
15 follows:
16 ARTICLE 22
17 ENERGY USAGE DATA
18 Section 22-101. Consumer usage information.
19 22-102. Right to energy usage information.
20 22-103. Informed consent.
21 22-104. Use of consumer energy data.
22 § 22-101. Consumer usage information. A consumer's energy usage infor-
23 mation shall include individual consumer usage data and corresponding
24 system conditions.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 22-102. Right to energy usage information. Residential, commercial,
2 industrial and institutional energy consumers, and their designated
3 agents, shall have the right to their energy usage information in a
4 standardized and machine readable, electronic format.
5 § 22-103. Informed consent. Prior to receipt of a residential, commer-
6 cial, industrial or institutional energy consumer's usage information,
7 the consumer shall authorize the types of information to be obtained, to
8 whom such information shall be given, how such information will be used,
9 and how long such authorization shall be valid, provided, however, that
10 the authorization shall be valid for no longer than twelve months unless
11 the consumer's authorization sets forth a longer period.
12 § 22-104. Use of consumer energy data. Any user of a consumer's energy
13 usage information shall take appropriate measures to safeguard the
14 consumer's identity and personal information.
15 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
