New York A 10988: Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics

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A10988 Summary:

BILL NOA10988B

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SAME ASSAME AS S09608-B

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SPONSORShrestha

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COSPNSR

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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.

Go to top A10988 Actions:

BILL NOA10988B

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04/14/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

06/01/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

06/01/2026print number 10988a

06/12/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

06/12/2026print number 10988b

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10988--B

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- 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
 23 constrained circuits on the distribution system; and (v) an evaluation
 24 of the performance of the distribution system at system peaks.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15374-06-6

 A. 10988--B 2

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