Bill Text: NY A08610 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides incentives for energy conservation through voltage regulation; allows utility companies to recover lost revenue when installing voltage regulation devices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to energy [A08610 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A08610-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8610 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y 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: 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 2 66-n to read as follows: 3 S 66-N. VOLTAGE REGULATION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "VOLTAGE 4 REGULATION DEVICE" SHALL MEAN VOLTAGE REGULATION TECHNOLOGIES WHICH 5 RAISE OR LOWER VOLTAGE DYNAMICALLY AND ARE NINETY-NINE PERCENT OR MORE 6 EFFICIENT ACROSS AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT OF THE ELECTRIC LOAD CURVE. 7 2. ELECTRIC UTILITIES MAY RECOVER THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS AND 8 EARN A FIFTEEN PERCENT RATE OF RETURN IN THE UTILITY'S RATE BASES ON 9 INVESTMENTS AND INSTALLATIONS OF VOLTAGE REGULATION DEVICES. 10 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