For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms in this chapter shall have the meanings employed in the State of New York Public Service Commission's Uniform Business Practices or, if not so defined there, as indicated below:
Aggregated and anonymized information, including, but not limited to, the number of consumers by service and rate class, the aggregated peak demand (kW) (for electricity) by month for the past 12 months by service and rate class, and the aggregated energy (kWh) for electricity or volumetric consumption for gas by month for the past 12 months by service and rate class.
Town of Richmond or a third-party CCA Administrator, duly authorized to request aggregated and customer-specific data, competitively solicit suppliers for the aggregated demand for electricity and/or natural gas on behalf of default consumers, and to offer participating consumers additional opportunities to participate or enroll in programs or projects related to distributed energy resources. The CCA Administrator is responsible for program organization, administration, procurement, communications, and for meeting all requirements for program implementation specified in the Public Service Commission's ("PSC)" CCA order, unless otherwise specified. The CCA Administrator shall be designated by the Town Board of the municipality.
Customer-specific information, personal data and utility data for all default consumers, including the customer of record's name, mailing address, telephone number, account number, and primary language, if available, and any customer-specific alternate billing name, address, and phone number.
Customers of electricity and/or natural gas within opt-out eligible service classes (as delineated in the PSC CCA order), who receive supply service from the distribution utility as of the date the supply contract goes into effect, or consumers within these service classes that subsequently become eligible to participate in the program, including those that have terminated a supply contract with an Energy Services Company ("ESCO"), removed a freeze or block on their account, have voluntarily suspended service pursuant to a special rate, or are new residents of the municipality. Consumers within opt-out-eligible service classes, as of the date the supply contract goes into effect, taking service from an ESCO, those that have placed a freeze or block on their account, and those for whom enrollment in the CCA program would interfere with a choice they have already made to take service pursuant to a special rate are not considered default consumers and will not be enrolled on an opt-out basis. All default consumers must reside or be otherwise located at one or more locations within the geographic boundaries of the municipality, as such boundaries exist as of the date the supply contract goes into effect.
Local renewable energy projects, community distributed generation (e.g., shared solar), peak demand management, energy efficiency, demand response, energy storage, community resilience microgrid projects, and other innovative Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiatives that further engage and/or reduce cost of service for participating consumers, optimize system benefits, and/or address infrastructure and demand challenges within geography of the CCA.
Owner or controller of the means of distribution of the natural gas or electricity in the municipality. The distribution utility also serves as the default supplier of electricity and natural gas preceding the establishment of a CCA program.
An agreement between an energy customer and an energy services company (ESCO) to provide electricity or gas service to the customer for a fixed or variable price. For purposes of this chapter, the CCA Administrator would conduct a competitive procurement on behalf of all eligible customers and would enter into an energy service agreement(s) with an ESCO to provide power to all such customers in the community.
An entity duly authorized to conduct business in the State of New York as an ESCO.
Default consumers who have not opted out, and nondefault consumers of any service class that have voluntarily enrolled in the program.
The PSC's order authorizing framework for the Community Choice Aggregation Opt-Out Program, issued on April 21, 2016, in Case 14-M-0224, "Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Enable Community Choice Aggregation Programs."
New York State Public Service Commission.
An ESCO that procures electric power and natural gas for participating consumers in connection with this chapter or, alternatively, generators of electricity and natural gas or other entities who procure and resell electricity or natural gas.