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A2752Assembly2019-2020 Session

Let Customers Pick Energy Supplier

Official title

“Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier”

Sponsor Michael CusickAD-63+2 co-sponsorsAffects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Energy
Impact
7/10
Significant
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Energy

What's happening

This bill requires that all electricity and natural gas customers in New York can choose their supplier and access transmission services.

Why it matters

  1. Empowers all consumers. residential, commercial, and industrial—to choose where their electricity and natural gas come from, potentially increasing competition and providing more options for pricing, green energy, or customer service.

  2. Breaks up utility monopolies. by requiring utilities to allow competitors to use their transmission and distribution infrastructure, which may foster innovation and new business models in the energy sector.

  3. Could lead to cost savings or new risks. for consumers: increased competition might lower prices, but could also introduce more complex pricing and contract terms, requiring consumers to be more diligent in their choices.

  4. May accelerate clean energy adoption. if consumers are able to more easily choose renewable-focused suppliers, possibly speeding up New York’s transition to cleaner energy sources.

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Let Customers Pick Energy Supplier

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Michael Cusick

Assembly Member · Assembly District 63

History

  1. Referred to energy
  2. Referred to energy

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2752

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 25, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SANTABARBARA, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to customer choice for electricity and natural gas commodity supply services

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

Section 1. Section 66 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows:

29. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, require that all customers of electric corporations and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity services and natural gas services from any supplier of electricity and natural gas; and that any electric corporation and natural gas corporation shall provide transmission and distribution services from any supplier of electricity and natural gas to any customer with which such supplier has an agreement for provision of electricity services and natural gas services.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD06921-01-9

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