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Feb 20, 2015 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S3916
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S3916 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1086
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง65-c, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S7099, A9571
2015-S3916 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3916 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to consumer cost mitigation programs PURPOSE: To require utility companies to offer a consumer cost mitigation program when supply prices rise more than 15% in a single month. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Sets forth the legislative intent Section 2. Requires public utility companies to develop and implement under the supervision of the Public Service Commission a cost mitigation adjustment to a consumer's bill when the supply portion of the bill for the previous month increases by at least 15%. The adjustment shall be in the form of a credit on the consumer's bill and the recovery period for the utility will be twelve months. Section 3. Sets forth the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S3916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3916 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 20, 2015 ___________ 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 consumer cost mitigation programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The 2013-14 winter season brought severe winter storms and temperatures well below average. This unusual and unpredictable weather has resulted in significantly higher energy supply costs which has caused drastically higher utility bills for resi- dential and small business utility customers. The higher utility charges are a significant burden on our residents and our small businesses. Because utility companies have the expertise to monitor wholesale energy supply prices and to calculate anticipated and actual increases in the bills of utility customers, this information should be used to develop and implement programs to level out utility costs for these important customers. Such programs can be structured and implemented to provide lower and more stable energy costs for customers while simultaneously allowing public utility companies to recoup their costs over a reason- able amount of time. Therefore, the legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest to require such programs in order to ensure safe and adequate service with just and reasonable charges across the state of New York. S 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 65-c to read as follows: S 65-C. INCREASE IN ENERGY SUPPLY PRICES; CONSUMER COST MITIGATION PROGRAM. 1. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, EACH PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANY SHALL IMPLEMENT A CONSUMER COST MITIGATION PROGRAM SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION CASE NUMBER 14-E-0026 IN ORDER TO MITIGATE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00548-01-5
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