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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, SCARBOROUGH, DINOWITZ, LENTOL,
         AUBRY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, CLARK,
         COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER,  MARKEY,  ORTIZ,  PERRY,
         WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
       AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
         in relation to establishing the clean energy fund  to  improve  energy
         efficiency  and  provide for the development of clean energy technolo-
         gies; to amend the public service law, in relation  to  promoting  the
         distribution  of  clean  energy  resources, requiring the use of clean
         energy technologies by electric corporations, and net energy  metering
         for  wind electric generating facilities; to amend the public authori-
         ties law, in relation to requiring the power authority of the state of
         New York and the Long Island power authority to establish clean energy
         initiatives; and to repeal certain provisions of  the  public  service
         law relating to non-residential customer-generators
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature  finds  and  declares
    2  that  job  creation;  economic  development;  safe  and  reliable energy
    3  services at an affordable price; reduction of  energy  cost  burden  for
    4  low-income households, small businesses and farms; and the protection of
    5  the  health  of  the  state's citizens and its environment are necessary
    6  components of a sound energy policy. The legislature further finds  that
    7  the  creation  and  preservation  of  jobs  in New York, lowering energy
    8  bills, protecting public health, and improving  the  conditions  of  our
    9  parks  and rivers can all be enhanced through policies and programs that
   10  encourage energy efficiency and clean electricity generation.
   11    S 2. The section heading and subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  66-1  of
   12  the  public  service law, the section heading, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
   13  sion 1 and subdivision 2 as amended and paragraph (c-1) of subdivision 1
   14  as added by chapter 483 of the laws of 2008, subdivision 1 as amended by
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  chapter 721 of the laws of 2006 and paragraph (f) of  subdivision  1  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  7  of  the  laws  of  2010, are amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    Net  energy  metering  for [residential, farm service and non-residen-
    5  tial] wind electric generating systems. 1. Definitions. As used in  this
    6  section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
    7    (a)  "Customer-generator"  means  a residential customer, farm service
    8  customer [or non-residential]  AND/OR  SMALL  COMMERCIAL  OR  INDUSTRIAL
    9  customer  of an electric corporation, who owns or operates wind electric
   10  generating equipment LOCATED AND USED AT THE CUSTOMER'S PREMISES.
   11    (b) "Residential customer-generator" means  a  customer  who  owns  or
   12  operates  wind  electric generating equipment located and used at his or
   13  her primary residence.
   14    (c) "Farm service customer-generator" means a customer of an  electric
   15  corporation  who  owns  and  operates wind electric generating equipment
   16  located and used on land used in agricultural production as  defined  in
   17  subdivision  four  of  section  three hundred one of the agriculture and
   18  markets law, and which is also the location of  the  customer's  primary
   19  residence.
   20    [(c-1)  "Non-residential  customer-generator"  means  a customer of an
   21  electric corporation which owns or  operates  wind  electric  generating
   22  equipment located and used at its premises.]
   23    (d) "Net energy meter" means a meter that measures the reverse flow of
   24  electricity  to register the difference between the electricity supplied
   25  by an electric corporation to the customer-generator and the electricity
   26  provided to the corporation by that customer-generator.
   27    (e) "Net energy metering" means the use of a net energy meter to meas-
   28  ure, during the billing period applicable to a  customer-generator,  the
   29  net  amount  of  electricity  supplied  by  an  electric  corporation or
   30  provided to the corporation by a customer-generator.
   31    (f) "Wind electric generating equipment" means one or more wind gener-
   32  ators with a combined rated capacity of not more than twenty-five  kilo-
   33  watts  for  a  residential  customer-generator,  and  not more than five
   34  hundred kilowatts for a farm service customer-generator, [and  not  more
   35  than  two  thousand kilowatts for a non-residential customer-generator;]
   36  that is manufactured, installed, and operated in accordance with  appli-
   37  cable  government and industry standards, that is connected to the elec-
   38  tric system and operated in  parallel  with  an  electric  corporation's
   39  transmission  and  distribution  facilities,  and  that  is  operated in
   40  compliance with any standards and requirements  established  under  this
   41  section.
   42    (G)  "SMALL  COMMERCIAL  OR  INDUSTRIAL  CUSTOMER-GENERATOR" MEANS ANY
   43  BUSINESS WHICH EMPLOYS UP TO ONE HUNDRED EMPLOYEES.
   44    2. Interconnection and net energy metering.  An  electric  corporation
   45  shall  provide  for  the interconnection and net energy metering of wind
   46  electric generating equipment owned or operated by a customer-generator;
   47  provided that the customer-generator enters into a net  energy  metering
   48  contract  with  the  corporation  or complies with the corporation's net
   49  energy metering schedule and complies with  standards  and  requirements
   50  established  under this section, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE INTERCON-
   51  NECTION OF WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT ON PARCELS OF LAND SMALLER
   52  THAN FIVE ACRES SHALL BE CONTINGENT UPON A LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT  SPECIF-
   53  ICALLY  ADDRESSES THE SITING OF WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, OR A
   54  VARIANCE, OR OTHER ACTION BY A LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY.    The  customer-
   55  generator shall be responsible for payment of one-half of the expense of
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    1  such interconnection for wind electric generating equipment with a rated
    2  capacity of more than twenty-five kilowatts.
    3    S  3.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section
    4  66-l of the public service law is REPEALED.
    5    S 4. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3  of  section
    6  66-l of the public service law is REPEALED.
    7    S  5.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section
    8  66-l of the public service law, as amended by chapter 7 of the  laws  of
    9  2010, is amended to read as follows:
   10    (ii)  in the case of a farm service customer-generator with a combined
   11  rated capacity of not more than five hundred kilowatts, up to a  maximum
   12  of five thousand dollars[; and].
   13    S  6.  The  public service law is amended by adding three new sections
   14  66-o, 66-p and 66-q to read as follows:
   15    S 66-O. CLEAN ENERGY FUND. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   16    (A) "CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES" MEANS ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLO-
   17  GIES THAT PRODUCE ELECTRICITY USING SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY, PHOTOVOLTAICS,
   18  WIND, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL,  METHANE  WASTE  AND  SUSTAINABLY  MANAGED
   19  BIOMASS  AND  THERMAL  ENERGY PRODUCED BY SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES AND THERMAL
   20  ENERGY TRANSFER FROM SURFACE WATER, GROUND WATER OR THE EARTH.  IF AFTER
   21  THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES EMERGE  THAT
   22  WERE  UNFORESEEABLE  AT THE TIME OF SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE THE COMMISSIONER
   23  OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MAY DESIGNATE SUCH TECHNOLOGIES  AS  CLEAN
   24  ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES BASED UPON A FINDING THAT THE AIR, WATER, ECOSYSTEM,
   25  PUBLIC  HEALTH  AND  WASTE DISPOSAL IMPACTS OF SUCH NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE
   26  COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF THE CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OTHERWISE LISTED IN
   27  THIS PARAGRAPH. ANY SUCH DESIGNATION SHALL ONLY TAKE PLACE  FOLLOWING  A
   28  COMPLETE  OPPORTUNITY  FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE
   29  STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
   30    (B) "ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" MEANS AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION  OR,
   31  IF  APPLICABLE,  AN  AFFILIATE  OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION, OR A MUNICI-
   32  PALITY ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS.
   33    (C) "ENERGY EFFICIENCY" MEANS MEASURES THAT HELP  CONSUMERS  OF  ELEC-
   34  TRICITY  USE  LESS  ENERGY  (ELECTRICITY, NATURAL GAS OR OTHER FUELS) AT
   35  THEIR PREMISES WHILE OBTAINING THE SAME OR MORE BENEFITS FROM SUCH ENER-
   36  GY USE.
   37    (D) "NYSERDA" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
   38  AUTHORITY AS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO
   39  OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   40    (E)  "SOLID  WASTE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IS ASCRIBED TO SUCH
   41  TERM PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-0501 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   42    (F) "SUSTAINABLY MANAGED BIOMASS" MEANS  ANAEROBIC  DIGESTION  OF  ANY
   43  WASTE  OR  COMBUSTION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES: CAPTURED LAND-
   44  FILL METHANE, SECONDARY WOOD WASTE (WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ONLY NON-TREATED
   45  WOOD WASTE AND SHALL BE LIMITED TO SAWDUST, WOOD CHIPS AND WOOD SHAVINGS
   46  PRODUCED AS BY-PRODUCTS IN THE MILLING, PROCESSING OR  MANUFACTURING  OF
   47  WOOD PRODUCTS), WOODY AGRICULTURAL WASTE AND SUSTAINABLE BIO-CROPS. SUCH
   48  TERM  SHALL NOT INCLUDE COMBUSTION OR PYROLYSIS OF SOLID WASTES, TIMBER,
   49  FOREST FLOOR SWEEPINGS AND HERBACEOUS  CROP  RESIDUES,  WHETHER  OR  NOT
   50  ENERGY IS RECOVERED THEREFROM.
   51    2.  (A)  ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, THE COMMISSION
   52  SHALL CONTINUE THE TOTAL LEVEL OF INVESTMENT IN  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  AND
   53  CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES IN
   54  CALENDAR  YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINE. THE COMMISSION IS FURTHER DIRECTED, AS
   55  A GOAL, TO INCREASE SUCH INVESTMENTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS UNTIL SUCH
   56  INVESTMENTS REACH THE TOTAL LEVELS  HAVING  BEEN  INVESTED  BY  ELECTRIC
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    1  DISTRIBUTION  COMPANIES IN THE CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWO.  MERGERS,
    2  SALES OF ASSETS, REFINANCING OF DEBT AND OTHER  POTENTIAL  COST  SAVINGS
    3  SHOULD  BE  UTILIZED  TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. THE COMMISSION, IN ACHIEVING
    4  THIS  GOAL,  SHALL CAREFULLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE BENEFITS THAT INVEST-
    5  MENTS  IN  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  AND  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES  PROVIDE
    6  CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
    7    (B) THE TOTAL LEVEL OF INVESTMENT ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
    8  SHALL  NOT  BE REDUCED PRIOR TO JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX.
    9  AFTER SUCH DATE, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER
   10  THE CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS SHOULD BE INCREASED, DECREASED OR  KEPT  AT
   11  THE  SAME  LEVEL.    IN  MAKING THIS DETERMINATION, THE COMMISSION SHALL
   12  FULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THE OBJECTIVES OF LOWERING ENERGY BILLS, INCREAS-
   13  ING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  AND  IMPROVING  THE  ENVIRONMENT  CONTINUE  TO
   14  JUSTIFY  THE  CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE ALL
   15  INTERESTED PARTIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ANY  PROPOSED
   16  ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
   17    3.  MONIES  COLLECTED  BY  EACH  ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY FOR THE
   18  PURPOSE OF SUCH INVESTMENTS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED, ON A MONTHLY BASIS, TO
   19  THE CLEAN ENERGY FUND ESTABLISHED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE NYSERDA PURSU-
   20  ANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR-E OF THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
   21  LAW.
   22    4.  WITHIN  TWELVE  MONTHS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
   23  COMMISSION SHALL ISSUE REGULATIONS  GRANTING  A  CREDIT  TO  ANY  RETAIL
   24  CUSTOMER  ACCOUNT WITH PEAK DEMAND GREATER THAN TEN MEGAWATTS DURING THE
   25  PRIOR YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF  THE  CREDIT  SHALL  BE  BASED  ON  QUALIFYING
   26  INVESTMENTS  MADE BY THE CUSTOMER AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN
   27  IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND SHALL BE EQUAL TO
   28  FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE RETAIL CUSTOMER'S QUALIFYING  INVEST-
   29  MENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES UNDERTAKEN AND EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE
   30  AMOUNT  OF  THE RETAIL CUSTOMER'S QUALIFYING INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ENERGY
   31  TECHNOLOGIES AND FOR WHICH THE CUSTOMER HAS PREVIOUSLY  NOT  RECEIVED  A
   32  FULL CREDIT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CREDIT IN ANY ONE YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED
   33  EIGHTY  PERCENT  OF  THE TOTAL CLEAN ENERGY CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED OF THE
   34  CUSTOMER IN THAT YEAR.
   35    S 66-P. CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES.  IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF
   36  THIS STATE TO PROMOTE  THE  INSTALLATION  OF  CLEAN  DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY
   37  RESOURCES.
   38    1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   39    (A) "CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES" MEANS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEAS-
   40  URES AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INSTALLED AT CUSTOMER PREMISES.
   41    (B)  "CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET
   42  FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THIS ARTICLE.
   43    (C) "EXIT FEES" MEANS A LUMP SUM CHARGE, A PER KILOWATT CHARGE OR  PER
   44  KILOWATT-HOUR  CHARGE  ASSOCIATED  WITH REDUCED ELECTRICITY PURCHASES OR
   45  ELECTRICITY GENERATED DUE TO CONSUMER UTILIZATION OF CLEAN ENERGY  TECH-
   46  NOLOGIES.
   47    2.  ALL  CUSTOMERS  RECEIVING  DISTRIBUTION  SERVICES FROM AN ELECTRIC
   48  CORPORATION IN THE STATE SHALL BE ALLOWED TO INTERCONNECT  CLEAN  ENERGY
   49  TECHNOLOGIES  INSTALLED  AT  THEIR PREMISES TO THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION
   50  SYSTEM. WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,  THE
   51  COMMISSION   SHALL  ISSUE  REGULATIONS  IMPLEMENTING  SUCH  REQUIREMENT,
   52  INCLUDING ADOPTION OF TECHNICAL INTERCONNECTION STANDARDS AND  INTERCON-
   53  NECTION CONTRACTS WHICH SHALL:
   54    (A)  PROVIDE  FOR  EXPEDITIOUS  INTERCONNECTION BY THE ELECTRIC CORPO-
   55  RATION;
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    1    (B) ALLOW A MAXIMUM INTERCONNECT CHARGE  OF  THIRTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  PER
    2  KILOWATT FOR EACH KILOWATT GREATER THAN TEN KILOWATTS FOR SYSTEMS GREAT-
    3  ER  THAN TEN KILOWATTS AND LESS THAN ONE MEGAWATT IN RATED CAPACITY AND,
    4  FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE TEN KILOWATTS OR  LESS,  PROHIBIT  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
    5  RATIONS  FROM IMPOSING ANY CHARGE OR REQUIRING ANY PAYMENT FOR INTERCON-
    6  NECTION;
    7    (C) PROVIDE FOR UNIFORM STATEWIDE TECHNICAL  INTERCONNECTION  REQUIRE-
    8  MENTS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL
    9  STANDARDS  SUCH  AS  THOSE  PROMULGATED BY RECOGNIZED NATIONAL ORGANIZA-
   10  TIONS, INCLUDING THE INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRICAL AND  ELECTRONIC  ENGINEERS
   11  AND  THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, EXCEPT WHERE THE COMMISSION DETERMINES,
   12  AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, THAT SPECIFIC REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE  SAFETY  AND
   13  RELIABILITY  CONDITIONS  JUSTIFY  TEMPORARY  DEVIATION FROM THE NATIONAL
   14  STANDARDS UNTIL CONSISTENCY CAN BE ACHIEVED; AND
   15    (D) ENSURE THAT INTERCONNECTION CONTRACTS ARE CONSUMER FRIENDLY, BRIEF
   16  AND FOR SYSTEMS UNDER ONE HUNDRED KILOWATTS; INCLUDE NO  INDEMNIFICATION
   17  REQUIREMENTS;  AND REQUIRE NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF
   18  HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMERS  AND  NOT  MORE
   19  THAN  FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COMMERCIAL
   20  CUSTOMERS.
   21    3. WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
   22  COMMISSION  SHALL  ISSUE  REGULATIONS  FOR  EACH  ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S
   23  DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT MINIMIZE THE LONG-TERM COSTS OF PROVIDING RELI-
   24  ABLE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE, REMOVE BARRIERS TO COST-EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS
   25  IN CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES AS  ALTERNATIVES  TO  DISTRIBUTION
   26  INVESTMENTS, AND REMOVE THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE TOTAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTED
   27  AND  THE  RECOVERY  OF DISTRIBUTION AND OTHER FIXED COSTS. WITHIN NINETY
   28  DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE
   29  EACH ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO COMMENCE  THE  COLLECTION  OF  DISTRIBUTION
   30  COST  DATA  NECESSARY TO ACCURATELY EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL
   31  INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
   32    4. THE FIRST ONE  THOUSAND  MEGAWATTS  OF  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES
   33  INSTALLED  AT  CUSTOMER PREMISES IN THE STATE, WITH A LIMIT OF ONE MEGA-
   34  WATT PER CUSTOMER ACCOUNT, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY  EXIT  FEES  OR  ANY
   35  SPECIAL  METER  FEES  CHARGED  BY ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS. IN ADDITION, NO
   36  ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL LEVY A CHARGE FOR BACKUP OR STANDBY ENERGY OR
   37  CAPACITY TO CUSTOMERS WHO  INSTALL  AND  USE  CLEAN  DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY
   38  RESOURCES,  RATED  AT  ONE MEGAWATT OR LESS, ON THEIR PREMISES UNTIL THE
   39  COMMISSION COMPLETES A STUDY ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE COST  OF  BACKUP
   40  SERVICE,  AN  EVALUATION OF THE FULL RANGE OF BENEFITS SUCH TECHNOLOGIES
   41  PROVIDE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND  CERTIFIES  THAT
   42  EACH ELECTRIC CORPORATION HAS ESTABLISHED TARIFFS THAT ACCURATELY CREDIT
   43  CUSTOMERS FOR THESE BENEFITS.
   44    S 66-Q. CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
   45  "CLEAN  ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES" SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET FORTH IN
   46  SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THIS ARTICLE.
   47    2. WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
   48  COMMISSION  SHALL ADOPT CLEAN ENERGY REGULATIONS REQUIRING EACH ELECTRIC
   49  CORPORATION IN THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT ON OR  BEFORE  JULY  FIRST,  TWO
   50  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN, NO LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE ENERGY IT
   51  HAS SUPPLIED TO EACH CUSTOMER IN THE PREVIOUS TWELVE  MONTH  PERIOD  WAS
   52  GENERATED USING CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMMISSION SHALL INCREASE
   53  SUCH  REQUIREMENT  BY  ONE-HALF  OF  ONE PERCENT ON JULY FIRST EACH YEAR
   54  THEREAFTER, UNTIL THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED FROM CLEAN ENERGY  TECH-
   55  NOLOGIES  REACHES  SIX  PERCENT.  ONCE  THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY SUPPLIED TO
   56  CUSTOMERS FROM  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES  REACHES  SIX  PERCENT,  THE
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    1  REQUIREMENT SHALL BE INCREASED BY ONE PERCENT EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL
    2  THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED FROM CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES REACHES TEN
    3  PERCENT  OR  UNTIL  SUCH LATER DATE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE;
    4  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT DECREASE THE REQUIRED
    5  PERCENTAGE AT ANY TIME.
    6    3. THE COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW ELECTRICITY PRODUCTS SOLD BY EACH ELEC-
    7  TRIC CORPORATION IN THE STATE ON A PERIODIC BASIS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  THE
    8  REQUIREMENTS  SET  FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION ARE MET. THE
    9  COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW ITS REGULATIONS AND  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ENVIRON-
   10  MENTAL  DISCLOSURE LABELS TO ENSURE THAT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CUSTOM-
   11  ERS CONCERNING CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IS  CLEAR  AND  UNDERSTANDABLE,
   12  AND  CONSIDER WHETHER IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REQUIRE ALL DISCLOSURE LABELS
   13  TO INDICATE THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF ENERGY REQUIRED FROM CLEAN  ENERGY
   14  TECHNOLOGIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   15    4.  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  MAY  SATISFY  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
   16  SECTION BY ENTERING INTO CONVERSION TRANSACTIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
   17  THE COMMISSION'S ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM OR SUCH OTHER  TRADING
   18  PROGRAM  THAT  THE COMMISSION MAY ESTABLISH. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTAB-
   19  LISH A COMPLIANCE PROTOCOL THAT PERMITS ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS  TO  ENTER
   20  INTO  CONVERSION TRANSACTIONS OR PURCHASE CREDITS FOR ENERGY SUPPLIED TO
   21  MEET THE CLEAN ENERGY REQUIREMENT BY  ELECTRIC  CORPORATIONS  AFTER  THE
   22  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
   23  TEEN.  SUCH  PROTOCOL SHALL ALLOW BANKING OF CREDITS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY
   24  FROM CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES SUPPLIED IN EXCESS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR  A
   25  PERIOD  OF TWO YEARS, AND MAY ALLOW COMPLIANCE TO BE DEMONSTRATED WITHIN
   26  THREE MONTHS OF THE END OF THE CALENDAR  YEAR  IN  ORDER  TO  ALLOW  FOR
   27  COMPLIANCE VIA CONVERSION TRANSACTIONS OR A TRADING PROGRAM.
   28    S 7. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
   29  new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
   30    25.  TO ESTABLISH A CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE ENERGY SERVICES
   31  TO QUALIFIED PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS FOR THE INSTALLATION  OF  ENERGY  EFFI-
   32  CIENCY MEASURES AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
   33    (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
   34    (1)  "CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET
   35  FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   36    (2) "ENERGY EFFICIENCY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION  SET  FORTH  IN
   37  SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   38    (3)  "QUALIFIED  PUBLIC  PARTICIPANT"  MEANS  A SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY,
   39  TOWN, VILLAGE, COUNTY, STATE AGENCY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OR STATE
   40  UNIVERSITY.
   41    (B) THE AUTHORITY SHALL INVEST IN THE CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE NOT LESS
   42  THAN ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, ON AVERAGE PER YEAR, OVER A  TEN  YEAR
   43  PERIOD STARTING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN.
   44    (C)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  BROADLY  DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
   45  CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE TO QUALIFIED PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS.
   46    (D) THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE ENERGY SERVICES  TO  QUALIFIED  PUBLIC
   47  PARTICIPANTS EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER.
   48    (E)  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL REQUIRE THE QUALIFIED PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS TO
   49  REIMBURSE THE FUNDS DISPERSED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  DURING  A
   50  PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TEN YEARS WITH SAVINGS IN ENERGY COSTS.
   51    (F) IN THE CASE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ENERGY SERVICES MAY INCLUDE COSTS
   52  NOT  OTHERWISE REIMBURSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION THIRTY-
   53  SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   54    (G) THE AUTHORITY SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF  ENVI-
   55  RONMENTAL  CONSERVATION, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT
   56  PROGRAM THAT MAY BE IN PLACE TO HELP POTENTIAL QUALIFIED PUBLIC  PARTIC-
       A. 1924                             7
    1  IPANTS  MAXIMIZE  THE  ECONOMIC  AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FROM PARTIC-
    2  IPATION IN THE CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE.
    3    (H)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL ESTABLISH AND REGULARLY CONVENE AN ADVISORY
    4  COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY,  THE  CHAIRMAN  OF
    5  THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  AND  THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL
    6  CONSERVATION OR THEIR DESIGNEES, SERVING AS EX OFFICIO MEMBERS; AND  THE
    7  CHAIRMAN  OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF
    8  THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER CLASSIFICATIONS: RESIDENTIAL, LOW-INCOME RESIDEN-
    9  TIAL, SMALL COMMERCIAL, LARGE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL,  AGRICULTURAL,  AND
   10  CONSUMERS  RESIDING  IN  LOAD  POCKETS;  ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING THE
   11  ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING THE  ENERGY
   12  SERVICE COMPANIES; AND ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
   13  AREAS  OF EXPERTISE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
   14  AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE
   15  NO DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE ALLOCATION  OF  THE  MONIES  IN  THE
   16  CLEAN  ENERGY  FUND.  THE  AUTHORITY,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ADVISORY
   17  COMMITTEE, SHALL ESTABLISH EVALUATION PROTOCOLS TO JUDGE THE SUCCESS  OF
   18  THE  CLEAN  ENERGY FUND, AND SHALL PERIODICALLY CONTRACT FOR INDEPENDENT
   19  REVIEW OF FUND MANAGEMENT.
   20    S 8. Sections 1020-ii, 1020-jj and 1020-kk of the  public  authorities
   21  law,  as  renumbered  by chapter 388 of the laws of 2011, are renumbered
   22  sections 1020-jj, 1020-kk and 1020-ll and a new section 1020-ii is added
   23  to read as follows:
   24    S 1020-II. CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE. THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH
   25  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  FOR THE PURPOSE OF LOWERING CONSUMER
   26  ENERGY BILLS, ENHANCING THE RELIABILITY OF THE SYSTEM, ENCOURAGING ENER-
   27  GY EFFICIENCY, SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES
   28  SUCH  AS  WIND,  SOLAR  AND  FUEL CELLS, AND REDUCING HARMFUL IMPACTS OF
   29  ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION ON PUBLIC  HEALTH  AND  SENSITIVE
   30  ECOSYSTEMS.
   31    1. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   32    (A)  "CLEAN  DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY  RESOURCES" SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFI-
   33  NITION SET FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   34    (B) "CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES" SHALL HAVE  THE  SAME  DEFINITION  SET
   35  FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   36    (C)  "CUSTOMER-GENERATOR"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET FORTH IN
   37  SECTIONS SIXTY-SIX-J AND SIXTY-SIX-L OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   38    (D) "ENERGY EFFICIENCY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION  SET  FORTH  IN
   39  SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   40    (E)  "EXIT  FEES"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET FORTH IN SECTION
   41  SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   42    (F) "NET ENERGY METER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME  DEFINITION  SET  FORTH  IN
   43  SECTIONS SIXTY-SIX-J AND SIXTY-SIX-L OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   44    (G)  "NET ENERGY METERING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET FORTH IN
   45  SECTIONS SIXTY-SIX-J AND SIXTY-SIX-L OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   46    (H) "SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT" SHALL HAVE  THE  SAME  DEFI-
   47  NITION SET FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-J OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   48    (I)  "WIND  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  EQUIPMENT" SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFI-
   49  NITION SET FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-L OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   50    2. LONG ISLAND CLEAN ENERGY FUND. (A) ON AND  AFTER  JULY  FIRST,  TWO
   51  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN,  THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONTINUE THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT
   52  IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES INVESTED  IN  CALENDAR  YEAR
   53  TWO  THOUSAND EIGHT, AND SHALL ESTABLISH A LONG ISLAND CLEAN ENERGY FUND
   54  INTO WHICH SUCH INVESTMENT SHALL BE PLACED. THE  INVESTMENT  ESTABLISHED
   55  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE REDUCED PRIOR TO JUNE THIRTIETH,
   56  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX.  AFTER SUCH DATE, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  MAKE  A
       A. 1924                             8
    1  DETERMINATION  AS  TO  WHETHER  THE  CLEAN  ENERGY  INVESTMENT SHOULD BE
    2  INCREASED, DECREASED OR KEPT AT THE SAME LEVEL. IN MAKING THIS  DETERMI-
    3  NATION,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  FULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THE OBJECTIVES OF
    4  LOWERING ENERGY BILLS, INCREASING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVING THE
    5  ENVIRONMENT  CONTINUE  TO  JUSTIFY  THE  CLEAN  ENERGY CONTRIBUTION. THE
    6  AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO  REVIEW
    7  AND COMMENT ON ANY PROPOSED ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO THE STATE ADMINISTRA-
    8  TIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
    9    (B)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL INVEST SUCH MONIES IN THE LONG ISLAND CLEAN
   10  ENERGY FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
   11    (I) SEVENTY PERCENT OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE INVESTED IN  ENERGY  EFFI-
   12  CIENCY  FOR  CONSUMERS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: RESIDENTIAL, LOW-IN-
   13  COME RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL  AND
   14  HEALTH  CARE.  THIRTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  INVESTMENTS
   15  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL  BE  TARGETED  FOR  LOW-INCOME
   16  RESIDENTIAL  AND  MULTI-FAMILY  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND SHALL BE
   17  DELIVERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  STATEWIDE  LOW-INCOME  WEATHERIZATION
   18  ASSISTANCE PROGRAM NETWORK OF LOCAL PROVIDERS.
   19    (II)  THIRTY  PERCENT OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE INVESTED IN CLEAN ENERGY
   20  TECHNOLOGIES. THESE FUNDS SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE AUTHORITY, FOR  AMONG
   21  OTHER THINGS, TO SUPPORT:
   22    (A)  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLO-
   23  GIES;
   24    (B) THE INSTALLATION, AT CUSTOMERS' PREMISES, OF AT LEAST SIXTY  MEGA-
   25  WATTS  OF  CLEAN  ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS SERVICE TERRITORY THROUGH A
   26  BUYDOWN PROGRAM, INCLUDING INSTALLATIONS AT  FARMS,  AND  IN  LOW-INCOME
   27  RESIDENTIAL  AND MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
   28  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  IMPLEMENT  A  BUYDOWN  PROGRAM
   29  PURSUANT  TO THE TERMS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. THE INCENTIVE LEVEL OFFERED
   30  BY THIS PROGRAM, IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE  OR  LOCAL
   31  INCENTIVE  THAT  THE  CUSTOMER  RECEIVES,  SHALL BE SIXTY PERCENT OF THE
   32  INSTALLED COST OF EACH TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FIRST EIGHT  MEGAWATTS  PHASE,
   33  AND,  IN  EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR PHASES OF TEN, TWELVE, FOURTEEN AND
   34  SIXTEEN MEGAWATTS, THE TOTAL INCENTIVE SHALL BE  FIFTY,  FORTY,  THIRTY,
   35  AND  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF  SUCH  INSTALLED COST, PROVIDED THAT AT NO TIME
   36  SHALL THE TOTAL INCENTIVE FOR ANY PROJECT EXCEED THREE DOLLARS PER WATT;
   37  AND
   38    (C) THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS SERVICE TERRI-
   39  TORY THROUGH A COMPETITIVE  AUCTION  OR  SOLICITATION  PROGRAM  FOR  THE
   40  PURPOSE  OF  SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY TO CONSUMERS THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION
   41  AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
   42  SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A COMPETITIVE PROGRAM TO  PROVIDE
   43  PER-KILOWATT-HOUR  INCENTIVES  TO BIDDERS THAT PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL PROOF
   44  OF INTENT AND ABILITY TO BUILD  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGY  PROJECTS  AND
   45  REQUIRE  THE  LOWEST  AMOUNT  OF  INCENTIVE OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
   46  FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS PROGRAM, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A
   47  REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTENT TO BID EVERY SIX MONTHS UNTIL  ALL  MONIES
   48  ALLOCATED  TO CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES HAVE BEEN INVESTED. IN DETERMIN-
   49  ING THE AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE OR GRANT AWARDED UNDER THE AUCTION OR SOLIC-
   50  ITATION PROCESS IN THIS CLAUSE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE INTO  CONSIDER-
   51  ATION  ANY  REVENUES  LIKELY  TO  BE RECEIVED BY THE RECIPIENT UNDER THE
   52  CLEAN  ENERGY  REQUIREMENT  ESTABLISHED  BY  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS
   53  SECTION.
   54    (III) ALL MONIES COLLECTED FROM THE CLEAN ENERGY CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE
   55  FULLY  INVESTED.  HOWEVER,  THE PERCENT ALLOCATIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARA-
       A. 1924                             9
    1  GRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY  BE  ACHIEVED  ON  AN  AVERAGE
    2  BASIS OVER A ROLLING PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS.
    3    3.  CLEAN  DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES.   (A) ALL CUSTOMERS RECEIVING
    4  DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FROM THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE ALLOWED  TO  INTERCON-
    5  NECT  CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INSTALLED AT THEIR PREMISES TO THE ELEC-
    6  TRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
    7  THIS  SECTION,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THIS
    8  REQUIREMENT, INCLUDING ADOPTION OF TECHNICAL  INTERCONNECTION  STANDARDS
    9  AND INTERCONNECTION CONTRACTS WHICH SHALL:
   10    (I) PROVIDE FOR EXPEDITIOUS INTERCONNECTION;
   11    (II)  ALLOW  A  MAXIMUM INTERCONNECT CHARGE OF THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER
   12  KILOWATT FOR EACH KILOWATT GREATER THAN TEN KILOWATTS FOR SYSTEMS GREAT-
   13  ER THAN TEN KILOWATTS AND LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE KILOWATTS IN
   14  RATED CAPACITY AND, FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE TEN KILOWATTS OR LESS, PROHIBIT
   15  ANY CHARGE OR PAYMENT FOR INTERCONNECTION;
   16    (III) PROVIDE FOR UNIFORM TECHNICAL  INTERCONNECTION  REQUIREMENTS  TO
   17  ENSURE  SAFETY AND RELIABILITY THAT ARE CONSISTENT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
   18  PRACTICABLE WITH STATEWIDE STANDARDS  AND  NATIONAL  STANDARDS  SUCH  AS
   19  THOSE  PROMULGATED  BY  RECOGNIZED  NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE
   20  INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS AND THE NATIONAL ELEC-
   21  TRIC CODE, EXCEPT WHERE THE AUTHORITY DETERMINES, AFTER A  PUBLIC  HEAR-
   22  ING,  THAT  SPECIFIC REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY CONDI-
   23  TIONS JUSTIFY TEMPORARY DEVIATION  FROM  THE  NATIONAL  STANDARDS  UNTIL
   24  CONSISTENCY CAN BE ACHIEVED; AND
   25    (IV)  ENSURE  THAT  INTERCONNECTION  CONTRACTS  ARE CONSUMER FRIENDLY,
   26  BRIEF AND FOR SYSTEMS UNDER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE  KILOWATTS;  INCLUDE
   27  NO  INDEMNIFICATION  REQUIREMENTS;  AND REQUIRE NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
   28  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  OF  HOMEOWNERS  INSURANCE  COVERAGE  FOR  RESIDENTIAL
   29  CUSTOMERS  AND  NO  MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF INSURANCE
   30  COVERAGE FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.
   31    (B) WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
   32  AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE REGULATIONS FOR ITS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT MINI-
   33  MIZE  THE  LONG-TERM  COSTS  OF PROVIDING RELIABLE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE,
   34  REMOVE BARRIERS TO COST-EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN DISTRIBUTED ENER-
   35  GY RESOURCES AS ALTERNATIVES TO DISTRIBUTION INVESTMENTS, AND REMOVE THE
   36  LINKAGE BETWEEN  THE  TOTAL  ENERGY  DISTRIBUTED  AND  THE  RECOVERY  OF
   37  DISTRIBUTION  AND OTHER FIXED COSTS. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE
   38  DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL  COMMENCE  THE  COLLECTION  OF
   39  DISTRIBUTION  COST DATA NECESSARY TO ACCURATELY EVALUATE ALTERNATIVES TO
   40  TRADITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS.
   41    (C) THE FIRST TWO  HUNDRED  MEGAWATTS  OF  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES
   42  INSTALLED   AT  A  CUSTOMER  PREMISES,  WITH  A  LIMIT  OF  ONE  HUNDRED
   43  TWENTY-FIVE KILOWATTS PER CUSTOMER ACCOUNT, SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  ANY
   44  EXIT  FEES OR ANY SPECIAL METER FEES CHARGED BY THE AUTHORITY.  IN ADDI-
   45  TION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT LEVY A CHARGE FOR BACKUP OR STANDBY ENERGY
   46  OR CAPACITY TO CUSTOMERS WHO INSTALL AND USE  CLEAN  DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY
   47  RESOURCES,  RATED AT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE KILOWATTS OR LESS, ON THEIR
   48  PREMISES UNTIL THE AUTHORITY COMPLETES A  STUDY  ACCURATELY  DETERMINING
   49  THE  COST OF BACKUP SERVICE, AN EVALUATION OF THE FULL RANGE OF BENEFITS
   50  SUCH TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE TO THE TRANSMISSION  AND  DISTRIBUTION  SYSTEM
   51  AND ACCURATELY CREDIT CUSTOMERS FOR THESE BENEFITS.
   52    4. CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (A) WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE
   53  DATE  OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ADOPT A CLEAN ENERGY REQUIRE-
   54  MENT THAT ENSURES THAT, NOT LATER THAN JULY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGH-
   55  TEEN, NO LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE ENERGY IT HAS SUPPLIED
   56  TO EACH CUSTOMER IN THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTH PERIOD WAS GENERATED USING
       A. 1924                            10
    1  CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. THE AUTHORITY SHALL INCREASE THE CLEAN ENERGY
    2  REQUIREMENT  BY ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT ANNUALLY ON JULY FIRST EACH YEAR
    3  THEREAFTER, UNTIL THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED FROM CLEAN ENERGY  TECH-
    4  NOLOGIES  REACHES  SIX  PERCENT.  ONCE  THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY SUPPLIED TO
    5  CUSTOMERS FROM  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES  REACHES  SIX  PERCENT,  THE
    6  REQUIREMENT SHALL BE INCREASED BY ONE PERCENT EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL
    7  THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED FROM CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES REACHES TEN
    8  PERCENT  OR  SUCH LATER DATE AS THE AUTHORITY SHALL DETERMINE; PROVIDED,
    9  HOWEVER, THAT THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT DECREASE THE  REQUIRED  PERCENTAGE
   10  AT ANY TIME.
   11    (B)  NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, THE AUTHORITY
   12  SHALL ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM CONSISTENT WITH  THE
   13  PUBLIC  SERVICE COMMISSION'S ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PROGRAM. IN IMPLE-
   14  MENTING THE CLEAN ENERGY REQUIREMENT, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT
   15  INFORMATION  PROVIDED  TO CUSTOMERS CONCERNING CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
   16  IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, AND SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER IT IS  APPROPRI-
   17  ATE TO INDICATE ON ALL DISCLOSURE LABELS THE MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF ENER-
   18  GY REQUIRED FROM CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   19    (C)  THE AUTHORITY MAY SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY
   20  ENTERING INTO CONVERSION TRANSACTIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC
   21  SERVICE COMMISSION'S ENVIRONMENTAL  DISCLOSURE  PROGRAM  OR  SUCH  OTHER
   22  TRADING  PROGRAM  THAT  THE AUTHORITY MAY ESTABLISH OR CHOOSE TO PARTIC-
   23  IPATE IN. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE ABLE TO BANK CREDITS FOR  CLEAN  ENERGY
   24  SUPPLIED  IN  EXCESS  OF  REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AND MAY
   25  DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE END  OF  THE  CALENDAR
   26  YEAR  IN  ORDER TO ALLOW FOR COMPLIANCE VIA CONVERSION TRANSACTIONS OR A
   27  TRADING PROGRAM.
   28    5. ADVISORY PANEL. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AND REGULARLY CONVENE
   29  AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY SERVING
   30  AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER; SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE  AUTHORITY,  ONE
   31  MEMBER  TO  BE  APPOINTED  TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
   32  CUSTOMER CLASSIFICATIONS:  RESIDENTIAL,  LOW-INCOME  RESIDENTIAL,  SMALL
   33  COMMERCIAL,  LARGE  COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL,  AGRICULTURAL,  AND CONSUMERS
   34  RESIDING IN LOAD POCKETS; AND FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE AUTHORITY TO
   35  REPRESENT EACH  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  AREAS  OF  EXPERTISE:  ENVIRONMENTAL
   36  PROTECTION,  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES,  AND  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY.  THE
   37  APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE NO DIRECT FINANCIAL INTER-
   38  EST IN THE ALLOCATION OF THE MONIES FROM THE CLEAN ENERGY  CONTRIBUTION.
   39  THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SHALL ESTAB-
   40  LISH  EVALUATION  PROTOCOLS  TO JUDGE THE SUCCESS OF THE INITIATIVE, AND
   41  SHALL PERIODICALLY CONTRACT FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF FUND MANAGEMENT.
   42    6. REPORTING. ON OR BEFORE JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN  AND
   43  ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
   44  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
   45  IDENTIFYING THE BUDGET BALANCE,  PROJECTED  REVENUES  AND  EXPENDITURES,
   46  PROGRAM  ACHIEVEMENTS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION RELATING TO THE
   47  IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   48    S 9. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
   49  new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   50    22. TO ADMINISTER  THE  CLEAN  ENERGY  FUND  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
   51  SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR-E OF THIS TITLE.
   52    S  10.  The  public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
   53  1854-e to read as follows:
   54    S 1854-E. CLEAN ENERGY FUND. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   55    (A) "CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES" SHALL HAVE  THE  SAME  DEFINITION  SET
   56  FORTH IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
       A. 1924                            11
    1    (B)  "ENERGY  EFFICIENCY"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME DEFINITION SET FORTH IN
    2  SECTION SIXTY-SIX-O OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
    3    (C)  "LOAD POCKET" MEANS A GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH ELECTRICITY DEMAND
    4  SOMETIMES EXCEEDS LOCAL GENERATION CAPABILITY AND IN WHICH THERE  IS  AN
    5  ELECTRICITY IMPORT LIMITATION AS A RESULT OF TRANSMISSION CONSTRAINTS.
    6    2.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  CLEAN  ENERGY FUND FOR MONIES
    7  RECEIVED  FROM  ELECTRIC  DISTRIBUTION  COMPANIES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
    8  SIXTY-SIX-O  OF  THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. THE AUTHORITY SHALL INVEST SUCH
    9  FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
   10    (A) SEVENTY PERCENT OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE INVESTED IN  ENERGY  EFFI-
   11  CIENCY  FOR  CONSUMERS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: RESIDENTIAL, LOW-IN-
   12  COME, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH CARE.
   13  THIRTY PERCENT OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
   14  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  TARGETED  FOR  LOW-INCOME  RESIDENTIAL   AND
   15  MULTI-FAMILY  ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  PROGRAMS  AND  SHALL  BE  DELIVERED IN
   16  CONJUNCTION WITH  THE  STATEWIDE  LOW-INCOME  WEATHERIZATION  ASSISTANCE
   17  PROGRAM NETWORK OF LOCAL PROVIDERS.
   18    (B)  THIRTY  PERCENT  OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE INVESTED IN CLEAN ENERGY
   19  TECHNOLOGIES. THESE FUNDS SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE AUTHORITY, FOR  AMONG
   20  OTHER THINGS, TO SUPPORT:
   21    (I)  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLO-
   22  GIES;
   23    (II) THE INSTALLATION, AT  CUSTOMERS'  PREMISES,  OF  AT  LEAST  THREE
   24  HUNDRED  MEGAWATTS  OF  CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE STATE THROUGH A
   25  BUYDOWN PROGRAM, INCLUDING INSTALLATIONS AT  FARMS,  AND  IN  LOW-INCOME
   26  RESIDENTIAL  AND MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
   27  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM PURSUANT  TO
   28  THE  TERMS  OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH.  THE INCENTIVE LEVEL OFFERED BY THIS
   29  PROGRAM, IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCENTIVE
   30  THAT THE CUSTOMER RECEIVES, SHALL BE SIXTY PERCENT OF THE INSTALLED COST
   31  OF EACH TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FIRST FORTY MEGAWATTS PHASE, AND, IN EACH  OF
   32  THE  FOLLOWING  FOUR  PHASES  OF FIFTY, SIXTY, SEVENTY, AND EIGHTY MEGA-
   33  WATTS, THE TOTAL INCENTIVE SHALL BE FIFTY,  FORTY,  THIRTY,  AND  TWENTY
   34  PERCENT OF SUCH INSTALLED COST, PROVIDED THAT AT NO TIME SHALL THE TOTAL
   35  INCENTIVE FOR ANY PROJECT EXCEED THREE DOLLARS PER WATT; AND
   36    (III)  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES  IN THE STATE
   37  THROUGH A COMPETITIVE AUCTION OR SOLICITATION PROGRAM AT  THE  WHOLESALE
   38  LEVEL  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY TO CONSUMERS THROUGH THE
   39  TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE
   40  DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  COMPETITIVE
   41  PROGRAM  TO PROVIDE PER-KILOWATT-HOUR INCENTIVES TO BIDDERS THAT PROVIDE
   42  SUBSTANTIAL PROOF OF INTENT AND ABILITY TO BUILD CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
   43  PROJECTS AND REQUIRE THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE  OVER  A  PERIOD  OF
   44  FIVE  YEARS.  FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS PROGRAM, THE AUTHORITY
   45  SHALL ISSUE A REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTENT  TO  BID  EVERY  SIX  MONTHS
   46  UNTIL  ALL  MONIES  ALLOCATED  TO  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES HAVE BEEN
   47  INVESTED. IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE OR GRANT AWARDED  UNDER
   48  THE  AUCTION OR SOLICITATION PROCESS IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE AUTHORITY
   49  SHALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY REVENUES LIKELY TO BE RECEIVED BY  THE
   50  RECIPIENT  UNDER  THE  CLEAN  ENERGY  REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
   51  SIXTY-SIX-Q OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   52    (C) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE SUM OF MONIES ALLOCATED  IN  PARAGRAPHS
   53  (A)  AND  (B)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP
   54  TARGETED PROGRAMS (UTILIZING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, LOW-INCOME ENERGY  EFFI-
   55  CIENCY,  CLEAN  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES AND AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT THAT
   56  UTILIZES STEAM OR NATURAL GAS) THAT ASSIST ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION  COMPA-
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    1  NIES  AND  DISTRIBUTED  RESOURCE  PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOAD
    2  POCKETS THAT HAVE SUSTAINED OUT-OF-MERIT ORDER DISPATCH FOR  RELIABILITY
    3  REASONS,  PROVIDED THAT THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY FUNDS AT LEAST
    4  THIRTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF SUCH TARGETED PROGRAMS.
    5    (D)  ALL  MONIES  IN  THE FUND SHALL BE INVESTED. HOWEVER, THE PERCENT
    6  ALLOCATIONS IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  MAY  BE
    7  ACHIEVED ON AN AVERAGE BASIS OVER A ROLLING PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS.
    8    3.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH AND REGULARLY CONVENE AN ADVISORY
    9  COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY,  THE  CHAIRMAN  OF
   10  THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  AND  THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL
   11  CONSERVATION OR THEIR DESIGNEES, SERVING AS EX OFFICIO MEMBERS; AND  THE
   12  CHAIRMAN  OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL APPOINT ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF
   13  THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER CLASSIFICATIONS: RESIDENTIAL, LOW-INCOME RESIDEN-
   14  TIAL, SMALL COMMERCIAL, LARGE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL,  AGRICULTURAL,  AND
   15  CONSUMERS  RESIDING  IN  LOAD  POCKETS;  ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING THE
   16  ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING THE  ENERGY
   17  SERVICE COMPANIES; AND ONE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
   18  AREAS  OF EXPERTISE: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
   19  AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE
   20  NO DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE ALLOCATION  OF  THE  MONIES  IN  THE
   21  CLEAN  ENERGY  FUND.  THE  AUTHORITY,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ADVISORY
   22  COMMITTEE, SHALL ESTABLISH EVALUATION PROTOCOLS TO JUDGE THE SUCCESS  OF
   23  THE  CLEAN  ENERGY FUND, AND SHALL PERIODICALLY CONTRACT FOR INDEPENDENT
   24  REVIEW OF FUND MANAGEMENT.
   25    4. ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND ANNUALLY THERE-
   26  AFTER, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE  COMMIS-
   27  SION, THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAK-
   28  ER  OF THE ASSEMBLY IDENTIFYING THE CLEAN ENERGY FUND BALANCE, PROJECTED
   29  REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ALL OTHER  RELEVANT
   30  INFORMATION.
   31    S  11.  Severability.  If  any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
   32  part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of  competent  jurisdic-
   33  tion to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
   34  the  remainder  thereof,  but  shall be confined in its operation to the
   35  clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof  directly  involved
   36  in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
   37    S  12.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided that sections
   38  two and three of this act shall apply to taxable years beginning  on  or
   39  after January 1, 2017.