Senate Bill S9188

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to information required to be published prior to a major rate change by a public gas or electric utility

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Current Bill Status Via A9827 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S9188 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9827
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L

2023-S9188 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the public service commission to publish certain information prior to a major rate change by a public gas or electric utility including an explanation of why the rate change is requested and a summary of how the proposed revenue will be spent.

2023-S9188 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9188
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 information
   required to be published prior to a major rate change by a public  gas
   or electric utility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
   (1)  (I)  THE COMMISSION SHALL, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF
 ANY MATTER INVOLVING A MAJOR CHANGE  IN  A  RATE  FOR  ELECTRIC  OR  GAS
 SERVICE,  PUBLISH,  IN A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE, A SUMMARY IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, NOT TO EXCEED  ONE  PAGE  OR  FIVE
 HUNDRED  WORDS,  TO THE EXTENT SUCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, CONTAINING
 THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE PROPOSED RATE TERM;
   (B) THE TOTAL PROPOSED RATE CHANGE, IN  BOTH  PERCENTAGE  CHANGE  FROM
 PRIOR RATE YEAR AND ABSOLUTE REQUESTED TARIFF VALUE, INCLUDING YEARLY OR
 SLIDING SCALE BREAKDOWN IF APPLICABLE;
   (C)  THE  AVERAGE  PROPOSED RATE CHANGE FOR A RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
 AND INDUSTRIAL RATEPAYER, INCLUDING YEARLY OR SLIDING SCALE BREAKDOWN IF
 APPLICABLE;
   (D) AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE RATE CHANGES ARE REQUESTED AND A SUMMARY
 OF HOW THE PROPOSED REVENUE WILL BE SPENT;
   (E) THE PROPOSED RETURN ON EQUITY  IN  BOTH  PERCENTAGE  AND  ABSOLUTE
 VALUE OVER THE TOTAL RATE TERM;
   (F)  AN  ESTIMATED TIMELINE OF RELEVANT HEARINGS, COMMENT PERIODS, AND
 DEADLINES;
   (G) AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT; AND
   (H) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSION FINDS RELEVANT.
   (II) THE COMMISSION SHALL, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER
 ADOPTING A RATE CHANGE FOR ELECTRIC OR GAS SERVICE OR A TARIFF  RELATING
 TO  A  MAJOR CHANGE IN A RATE FOR ELECTRIC OR GAS SERVICE, PUBLISH, IN A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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