Consumer Protections, Standards and Protocols Pertaining to Access to Customer Data May be Esta...

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7/2/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-26-14-00021-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 26
July 02, 2014
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-26-14-00021-P
Consumer Protections, Standards and Protocols Pertaining to Access to Customer Data May be Established
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
In the context of Reforming the Energy Vision, the Commission is considering implementing protocols regarding access to customer energy consumption information.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 30 and 66(1)
Subject:
Consumer protections, standards and protocols pertaining to access to customer data may be established.
Purpose:
To balance the need for the information necessary to support a robust market with customer privacy concerns.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, potential modifications to the regulation of the electric industry as set forth in the April 4, 2014 NYS Department of Public Service Staff Report and Proposal entitled "Reforming the Energy Vision" filed in Case 14-M-0101. Specifically, the Commission is considering whether measures are needed to protect privacy and proprietary concerns while providing sufficient access to data regarding energy consumption to support a robust market (Staff Report pp. 33-34).
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:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
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.
(14-M-0101SP7)
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