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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law, in relation to residential net energy metering for micro-combined heat and power generating equipment
Purpose
This legislation would expand New York's net metering law by adding residential micro-combined heat and power systems under certain circumstances to the list of currently eligible renewable technologies, which includes wind, solar and farm waste electric generating equipment.
Summary of provisions
Section heading and subdivision 1 of section 66-j of the public service law, as amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 2002, are amended to: Add the words "or residential micro-combined heat and power under certain circumstances" to those systems already stated as being eligible for net metering. Under the definition of "Customer generator" include micro-combined heat and power generating equipment. Wherever solar or wind or farm waste is referenced adds residential micro-combined heat and power generating systems or micro-combined heat and power generating equipment. Add a new "(f)" that defines residential micro-combined heat and power systems as integrated, cogeneration residential building heating and electrical power generating systems, operating on any fuel and of any applicable engine, fuel cell, or other technology, with a rated capacity of not more than ten kilowatts electric and any thermal output that at full load has a design total fuel use efficiency of not less than eighty percent and that has a maximum ratio of useful heat energy output to electric output of ten, that may work with conventional heating systems, meets applicable industry and government standards, is connected to the electric system and operated in conjunction wit h the electric corporations transmission and distribution System. Adds a new 6a provides that an electric corporation may permit net energy metering for micro-combined heat and power generating equipment in the same manner and subject to the same rules and requirements as subdivisions two, three, four and five of this section for eligible technologies and eligible customer-generators.
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Justification
New York State and its residents face significant energy and air pollution/climate change issues and it is the intent of this legislation to help empower the residents of the State to be able to assist in addressing these issues. These issues include not only the cost of energy but also its supply, along with the effects of global warming due to energy generation. On-site residential micro-combined heat and power systems is a highly effective way of addressing all of these issues with technology that is available today. Residential micro-combined heat and power systems enable residential consumers to receive the benefit of generating electric power for their homes, along with heat, using the same fuel they would otherwise have used solely to heat their homes before. By essentially doubling the benefits received from each unit of fuel used, residential energy consumers will now be able to reduce their energy costs and reduce the amount of pollutants entering the atmosphere all at the same time. At present the types of benefits outlined in this legislation are already available to residential solar systems up to 10 kW in size, residential wind systems up to 25 kW, farm wind systems up to 125 kW and, farm sited anaerobic digester cogeneration systems up to 400kW in size. The existing law does not provide any incentive for residents to install micro-combined heat and power systems in their homes. The bill is necessary to encourage investments in micro-combined heat and power systems. Residential micro-combined heat and power systems can provide significant benefits to residential consumers such as reduced energy costs and reduced emissions and help the State meet its goals in these areas a well.
Legislative history
S.6075 Energy Committee/A.8990 - Rules Committee.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This bill will take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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