Assembly Bill A7240

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a community solar pilot program

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A7240 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-w, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8307
2015-2016: A4739
2017-2018: A4155
2019-2020: A1281
2021-2022: A75

2023-A7240 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a community solar pilot program to promote the use of community solar energy.

2023-A7240 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7240
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  the  community
   solar pilot 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-w to read as follows:
   §  66-W. COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH A NEW YORK STATE PILOT PROGRAM PROMOTING THE USE OF COMMUNITY SOLAR
 ENERGY.
   2. THE COMMISSION  SHALL  OVERSEE  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  PILOT
 PROGRAM  AND  SHALL  ISSUE  AN  ORDER  OF THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
 CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR INSTALLATION.
   3. THE COMMISSION SHALL INVITE CONSUMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
 AS SUBSCRIBERS, PROVIDED THAT:
   A. THE COMMISSION SHALL SET A  SUBSCRIPTION  SCHEDULE,  INCLUDING  THE
 PRICE PER WATT TO SUBSCRIBE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL INSTALLATION
 EACH SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL SHALL REPRESENT;
   B. SUBSCRIBERS SHALL MAKE A ONE TIME PAYMENT TO THE COMMISSION AND, IN
 RETURN,  SUBSCRIBERS  SHALL  BE PAID A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR THE ENERGY
 GENERATED BY THE WATTS COVERED BY THEIR SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL;
   C. A CONSUMER SHALL BE PAID ON A QUARTERLY BASIS BASED ON THE  CONSUM-
 ER'S SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL;
   D.  THE COMMISSION SHALL SET A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS AT EACH
 LEVEL; AND
   E. THE MINIMUM PRICE PER SUBSCRIPTION SHALL NOT  EXCEED  FIVE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS.
   4.  ALL  ENERGY GENERATED BY THE SOLAR INSTALLATION SHALL BE SOLD BACK
 TO AN INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09683-02-3
 A. 7240                             2

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