2023 New York Laws › PBS - Public Service › Article 4 - Provisions Relating to Gas and Electric Corporations; Regulation of Price of Gas and Electricity › 66-S - Electric Vehicle Charging; Commercial Tariff.

§  66-s. Electric vehicle charging; commercial tariff. 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the term "electric  vehicles"  shall  mean
and include a motor vehicle that:
(a)  was  manufactured  for use primarily on public streets, roads and
highways;
(b) the powertrain of which has not been modified  from  the  original
manufacturer's specifications;
(c)  has  a  maximum speed capability of at least fifty-five miles per
hour; and
(d) is propelled at least in part by an electric motor and  associated
power  electronics which provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels
sometime during normal vehicle operations, and  that  draws  electricity
from a hydrogen fuel cell or from a battery that:
(i) has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt hours; and
(ii)  is  capable  of  being  recharged  from  an  external  source of
electricity.
2.  The  commission  shall  commence  a  proceeding  to  establish   a
commercial  tariff  utilizing  alternatives  to traditional demand-based
rate  structures,  other  operating  cost  relief   mechanisms,   or   a
combination  thereof  (collectively,  "solutions")  to facilitate faster
charging for  eligible  light  duty,  heavy  duty,  and  fleet  electric
vehicles.  The commission shall evaluate the relative costs and benefits
of proposed solutions, and such solutions must include,  at  a  minimum:
(a)  technology-agnostic  solutions  so long as such solutions would not
have the effect of discouraging innovation;  (b)  mechanisms  to  enable
customers  with  fast electric vehicle charging for eligible light duty,
heavy duty, and fleet electric as their largest source of energy  demand
to opt into solutions without unreasonable delay; (c) solutions for both
existing  and  new  customers;  (d)  mechanisms  that would provide cost
relief  for  customers  during  each  combination   gas   and   electric
corporation monthly billing period; and (e) combination gas and electric
corporation service territory-specific solutions.
3.  The  commission  shall, no later than one year after the effective
date of this section, after notice and public comment,  including  input
from  diverse stakeholders, regarding a proposal made by the department,
issue an order approving or modifying such proposal.
4. The commission shall, no sooner than eighteen months of the date of
such order,  and  periodically  thereafter,  review  tariffs  and  other
solutions  implemented  in accordance with this section, for the purpose
of determining whether additional or other relief should be afforded  to
customers,  or  other  changes  to  any  tariffs  or other solutions are
necessary.
5. Each combination gas and electric corporation shall,  within  sixty
days  of the order issued pursuant to subdivision three of this section,
file an application with the commission to provide a tariff or implement
other solutions pursuant to the  order  under  this  section  and  shall
periodically  report  to  the  commission,  on  a form prescribed by the
commission, the following information:
(a) the number of customers who  have  arranged  to  have  electricity
delivered under the tariff or other solutions;
(b)  the  total  amount  of  electricity delivered under the tariff or
other solutions; and
(c) such other information as the commission shall require.
6. Within sixty days of commission approval of a combination  gas  and
electric  corporation's  application  filed  under  this  section,  such
combination gas and electric corporation shall make any tariff or  other
operating cost relief mechanisms available to customers.