Assembly Bill A29

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs

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  • 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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2011-A29 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1061
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §73, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8738, S6722
2013-2014: A1375, S1627
2015-2016: A1396, S2438
2017-2018: A148, S2296
2019-2020: A401, S1619
2021-2022: A1315
2023-2024: A7858

2011-A29 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts renewable electric capacity statewide, in order to stimulate the growth of clean, affordable and reliable sources of energy and to foster new partnerships between electric corporations, energy producers and energy customers in this state.

2011-A29 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   29

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CAHILL, HEVESI, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROSENTHAL -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  New  York  state
  renewable electric generation pilot programs

  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
73 to read as follows:
  S  73. NEW YORK STATE RENEWABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION PILOT PROGRAMS. 1.
THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH NEW YORK STATE RENEWABLE ELECTRIC  GENER-
ATION PILOT PROGRAMS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO THREE HUNDRED
MEGAWATTS  OF  RENEWABLE ELECTRIC CAPACITY STATEWIDE, IN ORDER TO STIMU-
LATE THE GROWTH OF CLEAN, AFFORDABLE, AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND
TO FOSTER NEW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS, ENERGY PRODUC-
ERS AND ENERGY CUSTOMERS IN NEW YORK STATE.
  2. (A) THE COMMISSION SHALL OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE  PILOT
PROGRAMS  AND SHALL DIRECT ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS TO BUILD OR CAUSE TO BE
BUILT RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES TO BE FINANCED UNDER TERMS ESTABLISHED
THROUGH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSION WHICH  SHALL  AUTHORIZE  CAPITAL  AND
OPERATING  COSTS  TO  BE  RECOVERED IN THE CORPORATIONS RATE BASE AND TO
EARN A REASONABLE RETURN OVER A PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE  COMMIS-
SION,  PROVIDED  THAT  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL,  AT MINIMUM, PROVIDE THE
COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND ECONOMIC  EVALUATION  OF  THE  PROPOSED
INVESTMENT;
  (II)  A  DISCUSSION OF THE COSTS, BENEFITS, AND RISKS OF THE PROPOSAL,
INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS, BENEFITS, AND RATE  IMPLICATIONS  TO
THE PARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS, TO THE COMPANY'S DEFAULT SERVICE CUSTOMERS,
AND TO THE UTILITY'S DISTRIBUTION CUSTOMERS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00883-01-1
              

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