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42 - Other Charges.

NY Pub Serv L § 42 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) all determinations and safeguards related to the termination and reconnection of service shall apply to on-bill recovery charges billed by a utility pursuant to such section;

(b) in the event that the responsibility for making utility payments has been assumed by occupants of a multiple dwelling pursuant to section thirty-three of this article or by occupants of a two-family dwelling pursuant to section thirty-four of this article, such occupants shall not be billed for any arrears of on-bill recovery charges or any prospective on-bill recovery charges, which shall remain the responsibility of the incurring customer;

(c) deferred payment agreements pursuant to section thirty-seven of this article shall be available to customers participating in on-bill recovery on the same terms as other customers, and the utility shall retain the same discretion to defer termination of service as for any other delinquent customer;

(d) where a customer has a budget billing plan or levelized payment plan pursuant to section thirty-eight of this article, the utility shall recalculate the payments under such plan to reflect the projected effects of installing energy efficiency measures as soon as practicable after receipt of information on the energy audit and qualified energy efficiency services selected;

(e) on-bill recovery charges shall not be subject to the provisions of section forty-one of this article;

(f) late payment charges on unpaid on-bill recovery charges shall be determined as provided in this section, or as otherwise consented to by the customer in the agreement for green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery and any such charges shall be remitted to the New York state energy research and development authority;

(g) notwithstanding the provisions of section forty-three of this article, when a complaint is related solely to work performed under the green jobs-green New York program or to the appropriate amount of on-bill recovery charges, the utility shall only be required to inform the customer of the complaint handling procedures of the New York state energy research and development authority, which shall retain responsibility for handling such complaints, and such complaints shall not be deemed to be complaints about utility service in any other commission action or proceeding; and

(h) billing information provided pursuant to section forty-four of this article shall include information on green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery charges, including the basis for such charges, and any information or inserts provided by the New York state energy research and development authority related thereto. In addition, at least annually the authority shall provide the utility with information for inclusion or insertion in the customer's bill that sets forth the amount and duration of remaining on-bill recovery charges and the authority's contact information and procedures for resolving customer complaints with such charges.

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42 - Other Charges.