Provides incentives for energy conservation through voltage regulation; allows utility companies to recover lost revenue when installing voltage regulation devices.
Sponsor: Titone (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Glick, Rivera P, Thiele / Co-sponsor(s): Lancman, Lupardo, Schimel
Law Section: Public Service Law / Law: Add S66-n, Pub Serv L
Sponsor: Titone (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Glick, Rivera P, Thiele / Co-sponsor(s): Lancman, Lupardo, Schimel
Law Section: Public Service Law / Law: Add S66-n, Pub Serv L
A8610-2011 Actions
- Jan 4, 2012: referred to energy
- Sep 21, 2011: referred to energy
A8610-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
8610 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY September 21, 2011
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, LANCMAN, LUPARDO, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Spon sored by -- M. of A. GLICK, P. RIVERA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing incen tives for energy conservation through voltage regulation 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-n to read as follows:
S 66-N. VOLTAGE REGULATION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "VOLTAGE REGULATION DEVICE" SHALL MEAN VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGIES WHICH RAISE OR LOWER VOLTAGE DYNAMICALLY AND ARE NINETY-NINE PERCENT OR MORE EFFICIENT ACROSS AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT OF THE ELECTRIC LOAD CURVE. 2. ELECTRIC UTILITIES MAY RECOVER THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS AND EARN A FIFTEEN PERCENT RATE OF RETURN IN THE UTILITY'S RATE BASES ON INVESTMENTS AND INSTALLATIONS OF VOLTAGE REGULATION DEVICES.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06186-02-1

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