Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent state energy plan and consider whether approval of the facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to electric generation.
Authorizes utility corporations, telegraph and telephone corporations, and cable television corporations to provide notice of bills to third parties at the request of the customer.
Establishes the "small water utility transparency act"; requires the public service commission and the department of environmental conservation to conduct audits of certain private water companies; requires certain private water companies which are under certain investigations to file public updates on the status of compliance with such orders.
Relates to the design of uniform standards and conditions relating to the construction and operation of major renewable energy facilities and the review of applications for permits to develop such facilities.
Relates to the power authority of the state of New York and the public authorities control board; prohibits the power authority from undertaking any project or sale of any asset exceeding one million dollars without the approval from the public authorities control board; provides for factors for such determination; creates a temporary special commission on the restructuring of the power authority of the state of New York; directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct studies related to the state's electric transmission system, the state's natural gas infrastructure and a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state.
Establishes a heightened review of new permits for the operation of certain electric generation facilities to ensure consistency with state public interest standards and consistency with the state's ability to meet targets and goals in the climate leadership and community protection act.
Establishes a clean and resilient energy program to encourage the development of clean and resilient behind the meter distributed energy resource projects.
Enacts the "electric super highway act", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2024 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".
Enacts "the planned offshore wind transmission act"; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a plan for improved transmission planning and coordinating systems for an offshore grid; requires the authority conduct a benefit-cost-analysis and ratepayer impact study to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid.
Requires a study on the national electric safety code line height standard for overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment.
Requires distribution centers which are 50,000 sq. ft. or more to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations as determined by the secretary of state and NYSERDA.
Enacts the "cellular mapping act"; requires the public service commission to review cellular services within the state; requires the expansion of cellular services.
Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a do-not-solicit solar development statewide registry prohibiting solar solicitors from contacting persons who are included on such registry; establishes requirements for solar solicitors who make solar marketing sales calls, electronic messaging, and on-premises sales appeals to customers in New York state; establishes penalties for violations.