NY State Senate Bill 2017-S7883

Senate Bill S7883

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to study and report on time-of-use plans offered by electric and gas utilities

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Mar 06, 2018	referred to energy and telecommunications

2017-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-p, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S21

2017-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission to study and report on time-of-use plans offered by electric and gas utilities.

2017-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7883

SPONSOR: PERALTA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
directing the public service commission to conduct a study and report on
time-of-use plans offered by gas and electric utilities

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the public service law, in relation to directing the Public
Service Commission to conduct a study and report on time-of-use plans
offered by gas and electric utilities

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the public service law to add a new section 66-p,
directing the Public Service Commission to conduct and publish a study
analyzing available time-of-use plans offered by all gas and electric
utility companies, and sets guidelines and parameters relating to such
study. The study shall analyze time variant plans available to both
residential and commercial customers, comparative prices of those plans,

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (at times referred to as Smart Meters)
and costs relating thereto, potential impacts on rates, and how to
incentivize and effectively advertise these plans to customers.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Through the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative, the Clean
Energy Standard (CES), and other programs, regulators and market partic-
ipants are working toward achieving a significant increase in renewable
generation capacity by 2030. Measures to increase energy efficiency are
a key component of this goal.

This proposal would direct the PSC study the impacts that time variant
pricing could have on grid efficiency and peak usage hours. Time variant
pricing plans can provide significant savings to certain ratepayers,
allowing them to pay lower rates during off peak hours, while incentiv-
izing reduced usage during peak hours. As New York continues to pursue
aggressive energy goals, this proposed report will explore the tremen-
dous opportunity to achieve greater efficiency using programs and rate
structures already in place.

Decreasing demand on the grid, increasing grid efficiency, and improving
grid elasticity are key components of many initiatives currently under-
way. The proposed study would provide insight as to whether or not time
variant pricing could significantly affect these areas, and work towards
the commitment to transition into a greener and more renewable energy
economy.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S7883 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7883
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- 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 directing the
   public service commission to conduct a study and report on time-of-use
   plans offered by gas and electric utilities

   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-p to read as follows:
   § 66-P. TIME-OF-USE STUDY AND REPORT.  THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT  A
 STUDY  AND  COMPILE  A  REPORT ANALYZING THE AVAILABLE TIME-OF-USE PLANS
 OFFERED BY ALL GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN
 THE STATE. SUCH STUDY AND REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) ALL AVAILABLE TIME-OF-USE PLANS FROM ALL GAS AND ELECTRIC  UTILITY
 COMPANIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS;
   (B)  ALL AVAILABLE TIME-OF-USE PLANS FROM ALL GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITY
 COMPANIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS;
   (C) DETAILS ABOUT PRICES, INCLUDING A COMPARISON  OF  THE  PRICES  FOR
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANS FOR EACH SUCH UTILITY COMPANY;
   (D)  RECOMMENDATIONS  REGARDING ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI)
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  WHETHER  THE  UTILITY  COMPANIES'  PLANS
 REQUIRE  AN  AMI TO IMPLEMENT A TIME-OF-USE PLAN, RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW
 TO INCENTIVIZE AMI GROWTH IN THE STATE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON  ALTERNA-
 TIVE WAYS TO FINANCE THE INSTALLATION OF AMI IN RESIDENCES;
   (E)  RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF INCREASED ELECTRIC-VEHI-
 CLE USE IN OFF-PEAK TIMEFRAMES;
   (F) DETAILS REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON TIME-OF-USE PLANS LISTED BY EACH
 UTILITY COMPANY;
   (G) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSUMERS ON HOW TO USE TIME-OF-USE PLANS MOST
 EFFICIENTLY; AND
   (H) INCLUDE POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON RATEPAYERS IF THEY CHOOSE  TIME-OF-USE
 PLANS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14737-02-8

 S. 7883                             2
 
   THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  PUBLISH  A  REPORT  OF ITS FINDINGS WITHIN ONE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.    COPIES  OF
 SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE ENERGY AND TELECOM-
 MUNICATIONS  COMMITTEE  AND  THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY ENERGY COMMITTEE.
 THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO PUBLISH THE REPORT ONLINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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