Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances

Permits the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances; requires each utility corporation and municipality within six months to submit to the commission a model for the calculation of and procedures for estimated bills that incorporates best practices and technology and accounts for any barriers to the use of actual meter readings.

VETO MESSAGE - No. 83 TO THE SENATE: I am returning herewith, without my approval, the following bill: Senate Bill Number 2182-A, entitled: "AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to permitting the rendering of an estimated bill from a utility corporation or municipality under certain circumstances" NOT APPROVED This bill would prohibit a utility corporation or municipality from issuing an estimated bill for any consecutive billing period to a resi- dential customer unless certain circumstances are met and prohibit cost shifting to customers. The bill would also require utilities to file plans with the Public Service Commission ("PSC") to model the calcu- lation of estimated bills and require the PSC to promulgate regulations to govern the approval of such models. I support limiting the use of estimated bills in utility billing prac- tices to ensure customers only pay for th...