Bill Text: NY S07444 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a community solar pilot program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-15 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S07444 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07444-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7444
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 15, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GIPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to the community
         solar pilot program
         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. COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL  ESTAB-
    4  LISH A NEW YORK STATE PILOT PROGRAM PROMOTING THE USE OF COMMUNITY SOLAR
    5  ENERGY.
    6    2.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  OVERSEE  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF THE PILOT
    7  PROGRAM AND SHALL ISSUE AN  ORDER  OF  THE  COMMISSION  AUTHORIZING  THE
    8  CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR INSTALLATION.
    9    3. THE COMMISSION SHALL INVITE CONSUMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM
   10  AS SUBSCRIBERS, PROVIDED THAT:
   11    A.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  SET A SUBSCRIPTION SCHEDULE, INCLUDING THE
   12  PRICE PER WATT TO SUBSCRIBE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL INSTALLATION
   13  EACH SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL SHALL REPRESENT;
   14    B. SUBSCRIBERS SHALL MAKE A ONE TIME PAYMENT TO THE COMMISSION AND, IN
   15  RETURN, SUBSCRIBERS SHALL BE PAID A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND  FOR  THE  ENERGY
   16  GENERATED BY THE WATTS COVERED BY THEIR SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL;
   17    C.  A CONSUMER SHALL BE PAID ON A QUARTERLY BASIS BASED ON THE CONSUM-
   18  ER'S SUBSCRIPTION LEVEL;
   19    D. THE COMMISSION SHALL SET A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SUBSCRIPTIONS AT  EACH
   20  LEVEL; AND
   21    E.  THE  MINIMUM  PRICE PER SUBSCRIPTION SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED
   22  DOLLARS.
   23    4. ALL ENERGY GENERATED BY THE SOLAR INSTALLATION SHALL BE  SOLD  BACK
   24  TO AN INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITY.
   25    5.    ONE  PERCENT OF ALL PAYMENTS DUE TO SUBSCRIBERS SHALL BE HELD BY
   26  THE COMMISSION TO PAY FOR THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO THE ORIGINAL SOLAR
   27  INSTALLATION. AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION HAS BEEN PAID IN FULL, THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13079-01-3
       S. 7444                             2
    1  ONE PERCENT HELD BY THE COMMISSION SHALL  BE  USED  TO  FUND  NEW  SOLAR
    2  INSTALLATIONS IN THE SAME MANNER.
    3    6.  THE  STATE SHALL RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE SOLAR INSTALLATION AND OF
    4  ANY RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS GENERATED BY THE INSTALLATION.
    5    7. SUBSCRIBERS SHALL BE PAID FOR ENERGY GENERATED AT THE  RETAIL  RATE
    6  AND NOT AT THE AVOIDED-COST RATE.
    7    8.  THE  MAXIMUM  SIZE OF THE INSTALLATION SHALL BE TWO THOUSAND KILO-
    8  WATTS.
    9    9. SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY NOT BE RESOLD TO ANY ENTITY OTHER THAN THE STATE.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.