Bill > A10383

This bill requires electric corporations to build "make-ready" infrastructure to facilitate the charging of electric vehicles. The key provisions include: 1) Defining "make-ready" infrastructure as the utility facilities needed to connect and serve new electric vehicle chargers, including transformers, overhead lines, and utility meters. 2) Requiring electric corporations to file a tariff with the Public Service Commission to establish a program where the corporations deploy customer-side make-ready infrastructure and include 100% of utility-owned make-ready costs and at least 50% (or more) of customer-owned make-ready costs in their rate base, with 100% coverage for disadvantaged communities and public service fleets. 3) Allowing electric corporations to recover the revenue requirement associated with these make-ready infrastructure costs through a surcharge mechanism until their base rates are reset. 4) Requiring the Public Service Commission to approve or modify the tariffs filed by electric corporations within 90 days. The overall intent is to facilitate the buildout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure by having electric corporations play a more active role and spreading the costs across the broader rate base rather than directly charging customers.