New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S08062

Introduced
5/15/25  
Refer
5/15/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  

Caption

Establishes a usage monitor program for the purposes of notifying customers when energy usage exceeds a cost or usage threshold in a given billing period determined by the customer.

Impact

This legislation is set to modify the public service law to incorporate provisions regarding the monitoring and communications about energy usage to customers. By requiring utilities to implement a program that notifies customers about their energy consumption, the bill seeks to empower consumers, potentially leading to more informed decisions regarding their energy usage and expenses. It may help mitigate unexpected spikes in energy bills by providing timely alerts that encourage users to adjust their consumption habits.

Summary

Bill S08062 introduces a new program aimed at enhancing consumer awareness regarding energy usage by gas and electric utility corporations. Specifically, it mandates these utility companies, which utilize smart meters, to establish a usage monitor program that alerts customers when their energy usage surpasses thresholds they define. This notification system is designed to keep customers informed with electronic or mailed notifications on set days within each billing cycle, thus allowing them to manage their energy consumption proactively.

Contention

While the intent behind S08062 is to protect and inform consumers, there could be concerns regarding how utility companies will implement the program and whether they will adequately manage the new demands placed upon them. Additionally, some members of the public may voice concerns about privacy related to data sharing through smart meters and the implications of constant monitoring of energy use. Such concerns could form the basis for discussions around the effectiveness and practicality of the mandate, affecting the bill's support within the legislature.

Companion Bills

NY A08823

Same As Establishes a usage monitor program for the purposes of notifying customers when energy usage exceeds a cost or usage threshold in a given billing period determined by the customer.

Previously Filed As

NY S08012

Prohibits utility corporations from charging customers for gas or electric service which was rendered more than three months of the monthly billing period; requires utility corporations to provide a thirteen-month usage history in their bills.

NY A08542

Prohibits utility corporations from charging customers for gas or electric service which was rendered more than three months of the monthly billing period; requires utility corporations to provide a thirteen-month usage history in their bills.

NY A05517

Prohibits persons or entities headquartered or incorporated in New York that provide electronic communications services to the general public, from producing records that would reveal the identity of the customers using those services, data stored by or on behalf of the customers, the customers' usage of those services, the recipient or destination of communications sent to or from those customers, or the content of those communications, when served with a warrant issued by another state to produce records under certain circumstances, and prohibits geofencing of health care facilities for certain purposes.

NY S06224

Prohibits persons or entities headquartered or incorporated in New York that provide electronic communications services to the general public, from producing records that would reveal the identity of the customers using those services, data stored by or on behalf of the customers, the customers' usage of those services, the recipient or destination of communications sent to or from those customers, or the content of those communications, when served with a warrant issued by another state to produce records under certain circumstances, and prohibits geofencing of health care facilities for certain purposes.

NY A02859

Requires the notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent and to notify such customers of bill assistance programs by posting on the utility company's website.

NY S02653

Creates the cell phone users' bill of rights; provides that customers be given a thirty-day trial period; provides that a customer shall not be liable for calls or messages that were not made from the customer's phone; provides that a company shall be liable to the customer for violating these provisions.

NY S02079

Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.

NY A04673

Requires food service establishments to permit the use of reusable beverage and food containers provided by customers when requesting a beverage refill or requesting leftovers from a partially consumed meal to be packaged and post signs to inform customers that they are permitted to do so.

NY S04948

Creates a small business renewable tax credit; provides the term "business related renewable energy usage" shall refer to renewable power usage used to further the economic activity of the taxpayer at the primary business location that is clearly delimited from any shared renewable energy power usage cost.

NY A00112

Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.

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