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New York PSC Issues Extension Of Certain Broker Regulation Ordering Clauses, Deadlines
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The Secretary of the New York PSC has issued a letter extending the deadlines set forth in Ordering Clauses 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of the PSC's June 23 broker and consultant regulation order
Extension of the deadlines are granted, "until such time as the Commission issues its decision(s) in response to the petitions seeking rehearing."
"It is anticipated that new compliance deadlines will be established by the Commission when it issues any such decision(s)," the Secretary stated in a letter
The Secretary's letter said that filed requests for extensions, "provide sufficient justification to grant the requests to extend the deadlines set forth in Ordering Clauses 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of the Order."
"Accordingly, pursuant to the authorization contained in Ordering Clause 11 of the Order, the requests to extend the deadlines set forth in Ordering Clauses 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 are granted, until such time as the Commission issues its decision(s) in response to the petitions seeking rehearing," the Secretary's letter stated
The cited ordering clauses, now covered by the extension, had provided as follows:
2. Revisions to the Uniform Business Practices and
Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource
Suppliers are adopted in accordance with the discussion of the
body of this Order and Appendices A and B to this Order. These
revisions shall be effective on August 31, 2023.
3. Electric and gas distribution utilities that have
tariffed provisions providing for retail access are directed to
file tariff amendments or addenda to incorporate or reflect in
their tariffs the revisions to the Uniform Business Practices
and Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource
Suppliers directed in this Order. The tariff revisions shall be
filed, on not less than one day’s notice, to become effective on
or before August 31, 2023.
5. Energy Brokers and Energy Consultants shall comply
with the requirements of the Uniform Business Practices and
Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource
Suppliers, as applicable, commencing August 31, 2023, consistent
with the discussion in the body of this Order and the Appendices
thereto.
6. Energy Brokers and Energy Consultants shall
register with the Public Service Commission by filing a
completed registration package in Matter Number 23-01227 by
August 31, 2023, consistent with the discussion in the body of
this Order.
8. Energy Service Companies and Distributed Energy
Resource Suppliers shall update their customer sales agreements
by August 31, 2023 to include required disclosures regarding
Energy Broker or Energy Consultant compensation, and shall be
required to demonstrate compliance with this requirement at the
time of each individual company’s annual compliance filing.
As noted above, the broker registration deadline of August 31, and the ESCO compliance deadline to only use and compensate registered brokers starting on August 31, have been extended until rehearing is addressed.
Ordering clause 7, which provides, "7. Department of Public Service Staff shall, by
December 1, 2023, review the registration packages received by
August 31, 2023, consistent with the discussion in the body of
this Order," was not covered by the extension
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August 10, 2023
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