The New York State Public Service Commission Value of Distributed Energy Resources order under Public Service Law section 66-j authorizes community distributed generation, letting Con Edison and PSEG Long Island ratepayers subscribe to off-site solar farms up to five megawatts.
The PSC Reforming the Energy Vision order in case 15-E-0082 created Community Distributed Generation in 2015. Subscribers in Con Edison territory, which serves all five NYC boroughs, can take a share of an off-site solar project up to five megawatts and receive bill credits priced through the Value Stack tariff under 16 NYCRR Part 1005. Anchor tenants receive standard Value of DER credits and small subscribers earn an additional Market Transition Credit and Community Credit adder. The NY-Sun program administered by NYSERDA provides project incentives. NYC Admin Code section 24-803 directs municipal participation, and Executive Order 26 of 2017 commits city facilities to enrolling in community solar by 2030.
False subscriber enrollment, deceptive marketing, or unauthorized cancellation fees violate PSC Uniform Business Practices and General Business Law section 349, exposing CDG sponsors to refunds, civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation, and license revocation.
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