PSC-34-16-00004-P Proposed Revisions to the General Information Section III.8(W) - AMR/AMI Meter Opt-Out

8/24/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-34-16-00004-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 34

August 24, 2016

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-34-16-00004-P

Proposed Revisions to the General Information Section III.8(W) - AMR/AMI Meter Opt-Out

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering a proposal by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to revise the General Information Section III.8(W) — AMR/AMI Meter Opt-out contained in its schedule for gas service, P.S.C. No. 9—Gas.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66

Subject:

Proposed revisions to the General Information Section III.8(W) - AMR/AMI Meter Opt-out.

Purpose:

To consider revisions to AMR/AMI meter opt-out and manual meter reading charge provisions.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering modifications proposed by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison or Company) to General Information Section III.8(W) – AMR/AMI Meter Opt-out contained in its gas tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 9 – Gas. On July 29, 2016, Con Edison proposed changes to its Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter opt-out provision to extend the availability of AMR/AMI meter opt-out to all residential customers. Currently, the tariff provision is only applicable to residential customers in one to four family homes. The Company also proposes tariff changes to: (1) clarify that the monthly charge per account, at half the charge specified in General Information Section IV.3.(b) (Special Meter Reading Fees), is applicable to either a gas or a combined electric and gas account; (2) revise tariff language to indicate that a customer who opts out of AMR/AMI metering may elect to participate in AMI metering in the future; (3) indicate that customers will be subject to the manual meter reading charge if they refuse installation of an AMR/AMI meter without completing an opt-out form; (4) clarify that the exemption of the meter change-out fee applies to the initial installation of the AMI/AMR meter when the Company did not notify the customer in writing at least 30 days in advance of the AMR/AMI installation; and (5) revise language to indicate the meter opt-out form will be available electronically. The proposed amendments have an effective date of November 28, 2016. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve related matters.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

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