Prohibits the public service commission authority to order collection of charges from ratepayers for greenhouse gas reduction unrelated to the electric grid.
Exempts certain utilities from special franchise assessments in New York city; requires that any reduction in special franchise taxes imposed on ConEd and National Grid shall be passed-through to rates charged to its ratepayers so that the full economic benefit of such reduction accrues to their ratepayers.
Prohibits utilities from charging customers excise tax; provides such tax shall be charged against and paid by the utility.
Prohibits utilities from charging customers excise tax; provides such tax shall be charged against and paid by the utility.
Enacts the "ratepayer transparency act" which requires bills utilized by public and private gas corporations, electric corporations and gas and electric corporations in levying charges for service to include separate categories for certain charges.
Enacts the "ratepayer transparency act" which requires bills utilized by public and private gas corporations, electric corporations and gas and electric corporations in levying charges for service to include separate categories for certain charges.
Prohibiting electric public utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations and requiring electric public utilities to establish electric vehicle charging service rate schedules.
Allows surplus or uncommitted funds in the New York state climate investment account to be returned to ratepayers; establishes a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday and a two-year green energy tax holiday; relates to audits of utility corporations; authorizes the public service commission to reconsider rate increases; grants customers the right to decline smart meters and prohibits such customers from being penalized or charged exercising such right; directs the public service commission to conduct a study analyzing the economic impact of the use of smart meters; relates to costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission; directs the public service commission to develop a formula to determine the average cost to comply with the provisions set forth in article seventy-five of the environmental conservation law; provides for a ratepayer protection tax credit; repeals certain provisions of law relating to the assessment of costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission.
Requires that any proposed capital expenditure to be considered in any matter affecting a major change in rates must be described by the utility on a per project basis and shall include the purpose and the need for each capital expenditure, total cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and the operation of the distribution system, and shall be posted on the PSC website.
Requires that any proposed capital expenditure to be considered in any matter affecting a major change in rates must be described by the utility on a per project basis and shall include the purpose and the need for each capital expenditure, total cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and the operation of the distribution system, and shall be posted on the PSC website.