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A2531Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS5290

End Third-Party Energy Sales

Official title

“Repeals the authority for sales of electricity and gas by entities other than electric or natural gas distribution companies; repealer”

Sponsor Jeffrey DinowitzAD-81Affects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

What's happening

This bill repeals provisions of New York law that allow the delivery of natural gas not purchased from the delivering utility.

Why it matters

  1. Eliminating retail "wheeling" of natural gas removes a system that allowed customers to buy gas from third-party suppliers and have it delivered by their local utility. This could reduce consumer choice and competition in natural gas purchasing.

  2. The repeal could strengthen the role and market power of local utility companies, as they would become the sole providers of both delivery and supply, potentially affecting gas pricing and contractual flexibility for consumers.

  3. This change might impact small businesses and large institutional consumers (such as schools or hospitals) that previously benefited from negotiating lower rates or specialized contracts with non-utility gas suppliers.

  4. By consolidating natural gas delivery and supply with utilities, the bill could have implications for state energy policy goals, such as reliability, grid management, and possibly efforts to transition away from fossil fuels, depending on how utility incentives and oversight are adjusted.

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End Third-Party Energy Sales

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 81

Chair, Codes

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  2. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5290Senate

End Third-Party Energy Sales

In Senate Committee · Energy And Telecommunications · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo

Impact 6 · Moderate0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

2531

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 20, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the public service law relating to authorization for retail wheeling or delivery of natural gas not purchased from the electric or gas corporation delivering it

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 12-b of section 66 of the public service law is REPEALED.

§ 2. Section 66-d of the public service law is REPEALED.

§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03792-01-7

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