Provides that combination gas and electric corporations must file with the public service commission an application to establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity that is 100% from renewable energy.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6520--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 30, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing the
renewable energy tariff
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 66-p to read as follows:
3 § 66-p. Renewable energy tariff. 1. On or before September first, two
4 thousand eighteen, each combination gas and electric corporation shall
5 file an application with the commission to establish a tariff for the
6 purpose of purchasing electricity that is one hundred percent generated
7 from renewable sources, as defined by the commission and consistent with
8 the most recent state energy plan pursuant to article six of the energy
9 law.
10 2. On or before January first, two thousand nineteen, the commission
11 shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment, approve, modify,
12 or reject the tariff.
13 3. Within sixty days of the commission's approval of a combination gas
14 and electric corporation's tariff filed pursuant to this section, such
15 combination gas and electric corporation shall make the tariff available
16 to customers.
17 4. The combination gas and electric corporation may at any time
18 propose revisions to a tariff under this section based on changing costs
19 and conditions.
20 § 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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