Direct NYSERDA/utilities to develop/report certain metrics for disadvantaged communities.
- Date Due:
- 1/1/2020
- Responsible Entity:
- PSC
- Action:
- Direct NYSERDA/utilities to develop/report certain metrics for disadvantaged communities.
- Summary:
- In the allocation of ratepayer funds for clean energy, the PSC will direct NYSERDA and investor owned utilities to develop and report metrics for energy savings and clean energy market penetration in the low and moderate income market and in disadvantaged communities and post such information on NYSERDA's website.
- Status:
- ONGOING: the PSC has directed NYSERDA to track and report on resources allocated to low and moderate income customers and to develop and update its tracking mechanism as further information becomes available regarding the identification of disadvantaged communities. See Jan. 16 2020 Order at 102-204.
- Statute:
- CLCPA §4 adds new Public Service Law § 66-p(7)(c)
The CLCPA amends the Public Service Law by adding a new section 66-P to create a Renewable Energy Program. In allocating ratepayer funds for clean energy under section 66-P's solar deployment goals, NYSERDA and utilities must track savings in the low and moderate income market and in disadvantaged communities, as that term is defined by the Climate Justice Working Group.
Statutory Language:
CLCPA § 4(7): "In the implementation of this section, the commission shall design programs in a manner to provide substantial benefits for disadvantaged communities, as defined in article seventy-five of the environmental conservation law, including low to moderate income consumers, at a reasonable cost while ensuring safe and reliable electric service. Specifically, the commission shall:
(c) In the allocation of ratepayer funds for clean energy, direct the New York state energy research and development authority and investor owned utilities to develop and report metrics for energy savings and clean energy market penetration in the low and moderate income market and in disadvantaged communities, as defined in article seventy-five of the environmental conservation law, and post such information on the authority's website."