Bill Text: NY A04323 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to electric capacity and power procurement; further relates to the powers of the Long Island power authority respecting portfolio management services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-01 - advanced to third reading cal.474 [A04323 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04323-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4323
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, ZEBROWSKI, CAHILL, COLTON, ROSENTHAL,
ABINANTI, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, CLARK,
GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MAGEE, MARKEY, PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to electric capacity
and power procurement; and to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to powers of the Long Island power authority respecting port-
folio management services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
2 66-i to read as follows:
3 S 66-I. ELECTRIC CAPACITY AND POWER PROCUREMENT. 1. ANY ELECTRIC UTIL-
4 ITY CORPORATION, IN MEETING ITS OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC CAPACITY
5 AND POWER SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT CHOOSE TO RECEIVE ELECTRIC
6 CAPACITY AND POWER SERVICE FROM ANOTHER PROVIDER, SHALL CONSIDER ALL
7 REASONABLY AVAILABLE SUPPLY-SIDE AND DEMAND-SIDE RESOURCES, AND SHALL
8 SELECT THE SOURCE OR SOURCES WHICH BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST,
9 TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION SUCH FACTORS AS RATEPAYER IMPACTS, SYSTEM
10 RELIABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES,
11 PRESERVATION OR CREATION OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, FUEL EFFICIENCY,
12 FUEL AVAILABILITY AND DIVERSITY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE. EACH
13 ELECTRIC UTILITY CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES
14 TO ALL ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS WITHIN ITS SERVICE TERRITORY WHO DO NOT CHOOSE
15 TO RECEIVE ELECTRIC CAPACITY AND POWER SERVICE FROM ANOTHER PROVIDER.
16 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICE" SHALL MEAN
17 THE PROVISION OF RELIABLE ELECTRIC CAPACITY AND POWER SERVICES DERIVED
18 FROM A MIX OF SUPPLY-SIDE RESOURCES, INCLUDING LONG-TERM CONTRACTS, FOR
19 SUPPLY DELIVERY DATES GREATER THAN ONE YEAR, SHORT-TERM CONTRACTS, FOR
20 SUPPLY DELIVERY DATES WITHIN ONE YEAR, AND PURCHASES ON THE DAY-AHEAD
21 AND SPOT WHOLESALE MARKETS; DEMAND-SIDE RESOURCES; AND OTHER MECHANISMS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01802-01-5
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1 WHICH COLLECTIVELY REDUCE THE VOLATILITY OF WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY PRICES
2 AND MINIMIZE CUSTOMER BILLS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SUPPLY-SIDE
3 RESOURCES" SHALL INCLUDE CAPACITY AND ENERGY DERIVED FROM EXISTING
4 CENTRAL-STATION POWER PLANTS OR FROM PROPOSED CENTRAL-STATION POWER
5 PLANTS OR OTHER ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES, INCLUDING RENEWABLE
6 ENERGY RESOURCES, WHICH DELIVER POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR
7 DISTRIBUTION GRID. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DEMAND-SIDE
8 RESOURCES" SHALL INCLUDE CAPACITY AND ENERGY DERIVED FROM CLEAN DISTRIB-
9 UTED GENERATION SOURCES, INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, LOAD
10 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE MONITORED THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN
11 ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE NEW YORK POWER POOL OR ANY
12 SUCCESSOR ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACTIVITIES, ABOVE
13 AND BEYOND ANY PROGRAMS FUNDED BY ELECTRIC UTILITY RATEPAYERS MANAGED BY
14 THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. THIS
15 SERVICE DOES NOT INCLUDE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION AND
16 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.
17 2. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, EACH ELEC-
18 TRIC UTILITY CORPORATION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL A
19 DRAFT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICE PLAN CONSISTING OF LONG-TERM AND
20 SHORT-TERM PLANS FOR ELECTRIC CAPACITY AND ENERGY PROCUREMENT AND THE
21 MIX OF SUPPLY-SIDE AND DEMAND-SIDE RESOURCES TO MEET FORECAST CAPACITY
22 AND ENERGY NEEDS. EACH ELECTRIC UTILITY CORPORATION SHALL ALSO PROVIDE
23 AN EXPLANATION HOW SUCH PLAN IS DESIGNED TO MODERATE POTENTIAL WHOLESALE
24 PRICE VOLATILITY. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE OF EACH
25 DRAFT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICE PLAN AND SHALL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES
26 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLAN. FOLLOWING PUBLIC
27 COMMENT AND HEARING, THE COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE THE DRAFT PORTFOLIO
28 MANAGEMENT SERVICE PLAN UPON A FINDING THAT SUCH PLAN MEETS THE REQUIRE-
29 MENTS FOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICE PLANS AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION
30 ONE OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE
31 EACH ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO CONDUCT COMPETITIVE BIDDING AUCTIONS OR
32 OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SATISFYING PORTFOLIO
33 MANAGEMENT SERVICE PLANS.
34 3. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE GUIDELINES, RULES
35 AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PARTICIPATION OF UTILITY COMPANIES, THEIR
36 AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND ANY OTHER CORPORATION OR PERSON IN PORTFO-
37 LIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AUCTIONS, OR
38 REGARDING ANY OTHER METHOD OF ACQUIRING ELECTRIC CAPACITY AND POWER.
39 THE COMMISSION MAY, AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING,
40 PROVIDE FOR PROVISION OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS IN AN
41 ELECTRIC UTILITY CORPORATION SERVICE TERRITORY BY AN ENTITY OTHER THAN
42 THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION, THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING
43 AUCTION, SO LONG AS THE ENTITY SELECTED CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
44 THIS SECTION. ANY RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES AND DETERMINATIONS
45 ADOPTED OR ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION PERTAINING TO ACQUISITION OF ELEC-
46 TRIC CAPACITY SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY STATED IN THIS SECTION
47 SHALL ALSO REQUIRE ACQUISITIONS OF ELECTRIC CAPACITY TO BE REASONABLY
48 CONSISTENT WITH THE FORECASTS, POLICIES AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING OBJEC-
49 TIVES AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED IN THE MOST RECENT FINAL STATE ENERGY
50 PLAN OR ANY SUBSEQUENT UPDATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY DETERMINATION
51 MADE BY THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS SECTION THAT IS NOT REASONABLY
52 CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN SHALL BE DEEMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS
53 SECTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSION INCLUDES A
54 FINDING THAT THE ELEMENT OF THE PLAN IS NO LONGER REASONABLE OR PROBABLE
55 BASED ON A MATERIAL AND SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN FACT OR CIRCUMSTANCE, AND
56 A STATEMENT EXPLAINING THE BASIS FOR THIS FINDING.
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1 4. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH, AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT AND EVIDENTI-
2 ARY HEARINGS, REGULATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED REWARDS AND PENALTIES
3 THAT REFLECT THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICE PLAN
4 PROVIDED BY EACH ELECTRIC UTILITY MINIMIZES CUSTOMER ELECTRIC BILLS AND
5 THE VOLATILITY OF ELECTRICITY PRICES.
6 5. BOARDS OF STATE OR MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES WILL REMAIN RESPON-
7 SIBLE FOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND ANY ALTERNATIVE CHOICES
8 AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS OF THESE UTILITIES.
9 S 2. Section 1020-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter
10 517 of the laws of 1986, is amended by adding a new subdivision (ii) to
11 read as follows:
12 (II) TO DEVELOP, WITH PUBLIC COMMENT AND HEARING, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
13 SERVICES, FOR ALL CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT ELECT TO TAKE GENERATION SERVICES
14 FROM AN ALTERNATE POWER SUPPLIER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
15 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX-I OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
16 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
