Provides consumers the option to elect not to use transmitting utility meters and provides that the commission shall not charge a fee to consumers making such election.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5083
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 30, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing consum-
ers the option to elect not to use transmitting utility meters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
2 67-b to read as follows:
3 § 67-b. Transmitting utility meter; election not to use. Notwithstand-
4 ing any other provision of law, the commission is authorized to provide
5 that consumers may elect not to use transmitting utility meters of any
6 investor owned electric light and power company subject to regulation by
7 the commission; provided, however, that the commission shall not create
8 and regulate a surcharge for consumers who make such an election. For
9 purposes of this section, the term "transmitting utility meter" means an
10 electric meter that is capable of recording consumption of electric
11 energy and communicating such information utilizing two-way communi-
12 cation between the meter and the electric supplier for monitoring and
13 billing purposes.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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