Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Mar 03, 2017 |
print number 941a |
Mar 03, 2017 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 05, 2017 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S941A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
Bill Amendments
2017-S941 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §66-o, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S6671
2017-S941 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S941 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act" establishing the rights of consumers and businesses to own and trade renewable energy credits PURPOSE : To clarify that consumers shall have the unqualified right to own and trade renewable energy credits derived from qualified renewable energy generation SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Sections 1: provides definitions of relevant terms Section 2: delineates the rights of a customer-generator pursuant to renewable energy generation to own and sell any credits deriving such generation Section 3: Permits a customer generation to register their renewable energy credits through the generation attribute tracking system established pursuant to section 1854 of the public authorities law or
2017-S941 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 941 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- 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 the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act" establishing the rights of consumers and businesses to own and trade renewable energy credits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act". § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-o to read as follows: § 66-O. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT OPPORTUNITY AND EXCHANGE PROTECTION ACT. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT" OR "REC" MEANS THE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRI- BUTES ASSOCIATED WITH ONE MEGAWATT-HOUR OF QUALIFIED ENERGY GENERATION AS RECORDED BY A REVENUE GRADE METER; (B) "NET ENERGY METER" MEANS A NET ENERGY METER PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-SIX-J OF THIS ARTICLE; (C) "QUALIFIED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION" MEANS POWER MEASURED IN KILOWATT HOURS GENERATED WITHIN FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE DATE THE CUSTOMER- GENERATOR RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY TO INTERCONNECT; (D) "CUSTOMER-GENERATOR" MEANS A "CUSTOMER-GENERATOR" ELIGIBLE FOR NET ENERGY METERING PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-SIX-J OF THIS ARTICLE THAT WAS OR IS FIRST CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM BETWEEN THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND JANUARY 1, 2031; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04273-01-7
2017-S941A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §66-o, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
S6671
2017-S941A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S941A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act" establishing the rights of consumers and businesses to own and trade renewable energy credits PURPOSE : To clarify that consumers shall have the unqualified right to own and trade renewable energy credits derived from qualified renewable energy generation SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Sections 1: provides definitions of relevant terms Section 2: delineates the rights of a customer-generator pursuant to renewable energy generation to own and sell any credits deriving such generation Section 3: Permits a customer generation to register their renewable energy credits through the generation attribute tracking system established pursuant to section 1854 of the public authorities law or
2017-S941A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 941--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act" establishing the rights of consumers and businesses to own and trade renewable energy credits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act". § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-o to read as follows: § 66-O. RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT OPPORTUNITY AND EXCHANGE PROTECTION ACT. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "ATTRIBUTE" HAS THE MEANING GIVEN SUCH TERM IN THE OPERATING RULES, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED AND REVISED, AND INCLUDES THE ENVIRON- MENTAL ATTRIBUTES; (B) "RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT", "RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE", "RENEW- ABLE GENERATION ATTRIBUTE CERTIFICATE", OR "REC" MEANS A TRADABLE, CONTRACTUAL INSTRUMENT THAT REPRESENTS THE FULL SUITE OF ATTRIBUTES, INCLUDING ALL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERATION OF KILOWATT-HOURS OR MEGAWATT-HOURS OF ELECTRICITY FROM A RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION FACILITY; (C) "QUALIFIED GENERATION ATTRIBUTE TRACKING SYSTEM" MEANS: (I) ERCOT: ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS; (II) MIRECS: MICHIGAN RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATION SYSTEM; (III) M-RETS: MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY TRACKING SYSTEM; (IV) NAR: NORTH AMERICAN RENEWABLES REGISTRY; (V) NC-RETS: NORTH CAROLINA RENEWABLE ENERGY TRACKING SYSTEM; (VI) NEPOOL-GIS: NEW ENGLAND POWER POOL GENERATION INFORMATION SYSTEM; (VII) NYGATS: NEW YORK GENERATION ATTRIBUTE TRACKING SYSTEM;
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