N.Y. Public Service Law § 135-c: Home conservation plans; eligibility; approval by the commission

§ 135-c. Home conservation plans; eligibility; approval by the

commission. 1. After hearing upon reasonable notice, the commission

shall establish home conservation plans for each utility in accordance

with the provisions of this article. Such plans shall be open to

participation by all eligible customers meeting the criteria set forth

in this article. Such eligibility shall cease June first, nineteen

hundred ninety-six.

2. Participation shall be open to all eligible customers, regardless

of type of fuel or energy used for space or water heating or cooling.

3. Participation shall be limited to individual projects wherein the

amount to be financed is in excess of two hundred dollars. In addition,

the estimated cost of such projects must be recovered within seven years

from the savings generated by reduced energy consumption resulting from

such projects; provided however, in the case of heat pumps, solar and

wind systems, the estimated cost of such projects must be recovered

within fifteen years.