N.Y. Public Service Law § 53: Application

§ 53. Application. For purposes of this article, a reference to a gas

corporation, an electric corporation, a utility company, or a utility

corporation shall include, but is not limited to, any entity that, in

any manner, sells or facilitates the sale or furnishing of gas or

electricity to residential customers. No provision of this article or of

this chapter authorizes or permits the provision of gas or electricity

service by any such corporation or other entity in any manner other than

in full compliance with the provisions of this article or to authorize

the commission to waive compliance with any requirement of this article

for any such corporation or other entity.