Assembly Bill A10716

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A10716 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7840
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง66-o, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1705, S1225
2019-2020: A2282, S3410
2021-2022: A788
2023-2024: A51

2015-A10716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

2015-A10716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10716

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Woerner) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing  the
  New York state clean energy tech production program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
66-o to read as follows:
  S  66-O.  NEW  YORK STATE CLEAN ENERGY TECH PRODUCTION PROGRAM. 1. (A)
THE COMMISSION SHALL, WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
THIS SECTION, COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO ESTABLISH A SELF-DIRECTED PROGRAM
FOR  ITS  INDUSTRIAL,  COMMERCIAL AND LARGE USERS, IN ORDER TO STIMULATE
THE GROWTH AND ADOPTION OF MORE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY, GREATER USE  OF
ADVANCED  ENERGY  MANAGEMENT  PRODUCTS,  DEEPER PENETRATION OF RENEWABLE
ENERGY  RESOURCES  SUCH  AS  WIND,  SOLAR,  GEOTHERMAL,  AND   ANAEROBIC
DIGESTION,  WIDER  DEPLOYMENT OF "DISTRIBUTED" ENERGY RESOURCES, SUCH AS
MICRO  GRIDS,  ROOF-TOP  SOLAR,  FUEL  CELLS  AND  OTHER  ON-SITE  POWER
SUPPLIES, AND STORAGE.
  2.  THE  COMMISSION,  IN  COLLABORATION  WITH  THE UTILITIES AND LARGE
INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS, SHALL DEVELOP, OVERSEE AND ISSUE GUIDELINES ESTAB-
LISHING RULES AND PRINCIPLES FOR THE SELF-DIRECTED PROGRAM  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
  (A)  A  PROGRAM STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND LARGE
USERS TO TREAT  THEIR  EXISTING  AND  FUTURE  CLEAN  ENERGY  SURCHARGES;
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, SURCHARGES TO SUPPORT THE CLEAN ENERGY
FUND, THE SYSTEM BENEFITS CHARGE, THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD,  THE
ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  PORTFOLIO  STANDARD AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TRANSITION
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AS DEDICATED FUNDS FOR ENERGY  EFFICIENCY,  GREATER
USE OF ADVANCED ENERGY MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS, DEEPER PENETRATION OF RENEW-
ABLE  ENERGY  RESOURCES  SUCH  AS WIND, SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL, AND ANAEROBIC
DIGESTION, WIDER DEPLOYMENT OF "DISTRIBUTED" ENERGY RESOURCES,  SUCH  AS
MICRO  GRIDS,  ROOF-TOP  SOLAR,  FUEL  CELLS  AND  OTHER  ON-SITE  POWER
SUPPLIES, AND STORAGE THROUGH AN ENERGY SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15485-01-6
              

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