Senate Bill S5120B

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards

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Current Bill Status Via A1721 - Vetoed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5120 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1721
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-w, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9204, A10688

2023-S5120 - Summary

Relates to establishing electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards; requires the commission to develop reliability, recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations by January 1, 2025.

2023-S5120 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5120 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5120
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to establishing
   electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-u to read as follows:
   § 66-U. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION  RELIABILITY  REPORTING  AND
 MAINTENANCE  STANDARDS.  1.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CHARGING STATION" MEANS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ASSEMBLY OR CLUS-
 TER OF COMPONENT ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY  TO  CHARGE  BATTERIES
 WITHIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY PERMITTING THE TRANSFER OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY
 TO A BATTERY OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICE IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE;
   (B)  "EXCLUDED  TIME"  MEANS  THE  TIME  NOT INCLUDED WHEN CALCULATING
 UPTIME, AS DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE DETERMINATION MADE BY THE  COMMIS-
 SION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (C) "UPTIME" MEANS THE TIME A CHARGING STATION'S HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
 ARE  BOTH  OPERATIONAL  AND THE CHARGING STATION IS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY
 DISPENSE ELECTRICITY. "UPTIME" SHALL NOT INCLUDE EXCLUDED TIME.
   2. BEGINNING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, AN ENTITY THAT  IS
 RECEIVING  AN  INCENTIVE FUNDED BY A STATE AGENCY OR THROUGH A CHARGE ON
 RATEPAYERS TO INSTALL, OWN, OR OPERATE A CHARGING STATION, IN  WHOLE  OR
 IN  PART,  SHALL  REPORT  CHARGING STATION UPTIME TO THE COMMISSION. THE
 SERVICE PROVIDER SELECTED BY SUCH ENTITY TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR SUCH
 CHARGING STATIONS SHALL PROVIDE THIS DATA ON BEHALF OF  THE  ENTITY  AND
 WORK  WITH  THE STATION MANUFACTURER AND THE SITE HOST THROUGH A SERVICE
 LEVEL AGREEMENT TO  ENSURE  BOTH  SOFTWARE  AND  HARDWARE  FAILURES  ARE
 CAPTURED  AND RESOLVED DURING THE REQUIRED REPORTING PERIOD. THE SERVICE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04265-01-3
              

2023-S5120A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1721
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-w, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9204, A10688

2023-S5120A - Summary

Relates to establishing electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards; requires the commission to develop reliability, recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations by January 1, 2025.

2023-S5120A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5120A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5120--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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,  in  relation  to  establishing
   electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-u to read as follows:
   §  66-U.  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGING STATION RELIABILITY REPORTING AND
 MAINTENANCE STANDARDS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "UPTIME" MEANS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER'S HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
 ARE  BOTH  OPERATIONAL  AND  THE  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGER SUCCESSFULLY
 DISPENSES ELECTRICITY;
   (B) "CHARGING STATION" MEANS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ASSEMBLY OR CLUS-
 TER OF COMPONENT ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY  TO  CHARGE  BATTERIES
 WITHIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES BY PERMITTING THE TRANSFER OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY
 TO A BATTERY OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICE IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE; AND
   (C)  "EXCLUDED  TIME"  MEANS  THE  TIME  NOT INCLUDED WHEN CALCULATING
 UPTIME, AS DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE DETERMINATION MADE BY THE  COMMIS-
 SION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   2. THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP RELIABILITY, RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT-
 ING  STANDARDS  FOR  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE CHARGERS AND CHARGING STATIONS BY
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, PROVIDED SUCH STANDARDS SHALL:
   (A) ONLY BE APPLICABLE  TO  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGERS  AND  CHARGING
 STATIONS  THAT  RECEIVED  AN  INCENTIVE FUNDED BY (I) THE STATE, OR (II)
 THROUGH A CHARGE ON RATEPAYERS;
   (B) APPLY TO SUCH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS AND CHARGING STATIONS  FOR
 A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST SIX YEARS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04265-03-3
              

2023-S5120B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1721
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-w, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9204, A10688

2023-S5120B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards; requires the commission to develop reliability, recordkeeping and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations by January 1, 2025.

2023-S5120B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5120B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5120--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 -- reported  favorably  from
   said  committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service  law,  in  relation  to  establishing
   electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-w to read as follows:
   §  66-W. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION RELIABILITY, RECORDKEEPING,
 AND REPORTING STANDARDS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "UPTIME"  MEANS
 AN  ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER'S HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE NECESSARY TO INITI-
 ATE A CHARGING STATION ARE BOTH OPERATIONAL  AND  THE  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 CHARGER SUCCESSFULLY DISPENSES ELECTRICITY.
   2.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL THROUGH A STAKEHOLDER PROCESS DEVELOP RELI-
 ABILITY, RECORDKEEPING AND  REPORTING  STANDARDS  FOR  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE
 CHARGING  STATIONS  BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, PROVIDED
 SUCH STANDARDS SHALL:
   (A) ONLY BE APPLICABLE TO PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
 STATIONS THAT RECEIVED AN INCENTIVE FUNDED BY (I)  THE  STATE,  OR  (II)
 THROUGH A CHARGE ON RATEPAYERS;
   (B)  APPLY TO SUCH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS FOR A MINIMUM OF
 FIVE YEARS; AND
   (C) APPLY TO PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE  ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATIONS
 INSTALLED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE.
   3. THE COMMISSION SHALL THROUGH A STAKEHOLDER PROCESS CREATE A FORMULA
 TO  CALCULATE  UPTIME  AND  DETERMINE  WHAT EVENTS THAT MAKE AN ELECTRIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04265-04-3
              

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