New York S 10316: Requires the results of any outage management system stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted online

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S10316 Summary:

BILL NOS10316A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02605-A

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§54 & 89-q, Pub Serv L; add Art 5 Title 1-A §1020-oo, Pub Auth L

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Requires the results of any outage management system stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted online and such results to be sent to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the chairs of the senate and assembly standing committees on energy.

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BILL NOS10316A

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05/13/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 10316A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10316--A

 IN SENATE

 May 13, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
 in relation to requiring the results of any outage management system
 stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted
 online

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 54 to read as follows:
 3 § 54. Utility outage management system stress testing. 1. For
 4 purposes of this section, "outage management system stress test" shall
 5 mean a test conducted by a utility to determine the ability of such
 6 utility to handle and respond to large scale weather events or natural
 7 disasters that are likely to result in the loss of service to customers.
 8 2. (a) The department shall post the results of any outage management
 9 system stress test conducted in the state by a gas, electric, or combi-
 10 nation gas and electric utility corporation, or municipal electric or
 11 gas on the department's website as soon as such results become avail-
 12 able.
 13 (b) The commission shall also submit an annual report of such results
 14 to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of
 15 the assembly and the chairs of the senate and assembly standing commit-
 16 tees on energy.
 17 § 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
 18 chapter 517 of the laws of 1986, is amended by adding a new section
 19 1020-oo to read as follows:
 20 § 1020-oo. Outage management system stress testing. 1. For purposes
 21 of this section, "outage management system stress test" shall mean a
 22 test conducted by the authority or a service provider to determine the
 23 ability of the authority or such service provider to handle and respond

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02711-02-6

 S. 10316--A 2

 1 to large scale weather events or natural disasters that are likely to
 2 result in the loss of service to customers.
 3 2. (a) The authority shall post the results of any outage management
 4 system stress test conducted by the authority or a service provider on
 5 the authority's website as soon as such results become available.
 6 (b) The board shall also submit a report of such results to the gover-
 7 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly
 8 and the chairs of the senate and assembly standing committees on energy.
 9 § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 89-q to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 89-q. Utility outage management system stress testing. 1. For
 12 purposes of this section, "outage management system stress test" shall
 13 mean a test conducted by a utility to determine the ability of such
 14 utility to handle and respond to large scale weather events or natural
 15 disasters that are likely to result in the loss of service to customers.
 16 2. (a) The department shall post the results of any outage management
 17 system stress test condu