N.Y. Public Service Law § 66-w: Finality of charges; small non-residential customers

§ 66-w. Finality of charges; small non-residential customers.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law if a utility corporation or

municipality does not render a small non-residential customer for gas or

electric service, with the exception of a seasonal or short-term

customer as defined by rule of the commission, a monthly bill for gas

and/or electric services used by such customer during that monthly

period, or, in the case of bi-monthly meter reads, during that month and

the prior month, within three months from the end date of such monthly

billing period, then, such small non-residential customer shall not be

charged for such gas and electric services which were not billed to the

customer as provided herein, unless the failure of the corporation or

municipality to bill sooner was not due to the neglect of the

corporation or municipality or was due to the culpable conduct of the

customer. The commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to

effectuate the purposes of this section. For the purposes of this

section, "small non-residential customer" means non-residential electric

customers that are non-demand billed customers and non-residential gas

customers that use less than or equal to 750 dekatherms per year. Such

term shall not include street lighting accounts.