New York S 9608: Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics

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S09608 Summary:

BILL NOS09608B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10988-B

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, KAVANAGH

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §4-c, Pub Serv L

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Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics; directs the public service commission to determine which electric grid utilization metrics shall be approved and how such metrics shall be applied; directs the public service commission to submit an annual report to the legislature and governor.

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BILL NOS09608B

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03/30/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/29/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/29/2026PRINT NUMBER 9608A

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

06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 9608B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9608--B

 IN SENATE

 March 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MAY, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
 and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to directing utility
 corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of
 electric grid utilization metrics

 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 4-c to read as follows:
 3 § 4-c. Utility corporation utilization metrics. 1. (a) No later than
 4 one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, each
 5 electric or combination electric and gas utility corporation shall peti-
 6 tion the commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics.
 7 Such petition shall include an overview of electric grid utilization
 8 metrics, including industry standard metrics. Each utility corporation
 9 shall include in such petition an assessment of current electric
 10 distribution and transmission system performance as compared with opti-
 11 mal utilization of existing electric grid assets, including any informa-
 12 tion necessary for the commission to evaluate the efficiency and
 13 performance of electric distribution and transmission system infrastruc-
 14 ture owned and operated by each such electric and combination electric
 15 and gas utility corporation.
 16 (b) Any electric grid utilization metrics proposed by a utility corpo-
 17 ration under paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall include: (i) the
 18 ratio of distribution system peak load to total distribution electric
 19 grid capacity; (ii) the ratio of current electric load delivered to
 20 total potential deliverable electric load over the distribution system;
 21 (iii) the percentage of kilowatt-hours of electricity lost during the
 22 distribution process or by the distribution system; (iv) an analysis of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15374-04-6

 S. 9608--B 2

 1 constrained circuits on the distribution system; and (v) an evaluation
 2 of the performance of the distribution system at system peaks.
 3 (c) (i) In evaluating petitions made under this subdivision, the
 4 commission shall determine which electric grid utilization metrics shall
 5 be approved, how such metrics may be reasonably applied at the feeder
 6 and substation level, and how such metrics may be reported in future
 7 integrated resource plan filings, and shall include, as deemed appropri-
 8 ate by the commission, a requirement to submit seasonal assessments of
 9 electric grid utilization and implementation of such electric grid
 10 utilization metrics.
 11 (ii) In approving any electric grid utilization metrics under this
 12 paragraph, the commission shall include, as appropriate: (1) a timeline
 13 for each utility corporation to increase electric g