What's happening
This bill increases the cap on net energy metering for solar, farm waste, and wind energy systems for New York utilities.
Why it matters
Expands opportunities for renewable energy investment. By raising the net metering caps for solar, farm waste, and wind energy, the bill allows more homeowners, businesses, and farms to participate in and benefit from renewable energy generation.
Facilitates grid decarbonization. Higher caps mean utilities can accept more distributed renewable energy onto the grid, directly supporting New York’s climate and clean energy goals by displacing fossil fuel use.
Potential for cost savings and job growth. More net metering can reduce energy bills for participants and stimulate the local economy through increased demand for solar and wind installation, maintenance, and manufacturing jobs.
Signals policy support for distributed energy. The amendment demonstrates a state-level commitment to distributed generation, which may influence investment decisions and encourage further innovation in New York’s energy sector.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1633
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to rate schedules for net energy metering
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 66-j of the public service law, as amended by chapter 546 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) Each electric corporation shall make such contract and schedule available to customer-generators on a first come, first served basis, until the total rated generating capacity for solar and farm waste electric generating equipment, micro-combined heat and power generating equipment, fuel cell electric generating equipment and micro-hydroelectric generating equipment owned, leased or operated by customer-generators in the corporation's service area is equivalent to [one] five percent of the corporation's electric demand for the year two thousand five, as determined by the department.
§ 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 66-l of the public service law, as amended by chapter 483 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) Each electric corporation shall make such contract and schedule available to customer-generators on a first come, first served basis, until the total rated generating capacity for wind electric generating equipment owned or operated by customer-generators in the corporation's service area is equivalent to [three-tenths] two percent of the corporation's electric demand for the year two thousand five, as determined by the department.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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