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Electric Safety Standards: Case 04-M-0159

Case 04-M-0159 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Examine the Safety of Electric Transmission and Distribution Systems

About the Safety Standards

On January 5, 2005, the Commission adopted statewide safety standards to ensure the public safety of electric systems. The safety standards include requirements that the regulated electric utilities in New York State annually test all of their publicly accessible transmission and distribution facilities for stray voltage and inspect all electric facilities at least once every five years. The utilities are also required to annually test streetlights and traffic signals along public thoroughfares for stray voltage, irrespective of who owns the facility. To ensure compliance with the safety standards, the Commission established strict record keeping, certification and reporting requirements, and rate adjustments for failure to achieve specific performance targets for the testing and inspection programs.

In response to petitions for rehearing filed by the utilities serving the upstate region, the Commission modified the schedule for the initial round of stray voltage testing, giving the upstate electric utilities until August 30, 2006, to complete testing on overhead distribution and transmission facilities. The extension of the testing schedule does not apply to Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. The initial round of annual stray voltage testing of streetlights, traffic lights and electric facilities served by underground systems must be completed by November 30, 2005, as initially required by its January 5, 2005 Order.


View 04-M-0159 case files


Staff Contact: Jason Pause - [email protected], 518-486-2889

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Electric Service Standards

In July 1991, the New York Public Service Commission adopted reliability and service standards for electricity provided by the state's electric utility companies (subsequent changes to these standards were adopted in 1995, 1997 and 2004).

Links to applicable Commission Orders are provided below and are available in either their original Adobe Pdf format, hyper-text format, or as text format.


Current Standards:

Order Adopting Changes to Standards on Reliability of Electric Service
(Case 02-E-1240 and 02-E-0701) - Issued & Effective October 12, 2004


History:

1991 Order Adopting Standards on Reliability and Quality of Electric Service
(Case 90-E-1119) - Issued & Effective July 2, 1991

1995 Order Adopting Changes to Standards on Reliability of Electric Service
(Case 95-E-0165) - Issued & Effective October 12, 1995

1997 Order Adopting Changes to Standards on Reliability of Electric Service
(Case 96-E-0979) - Issued & Effective February 26, 1997.

 

Staff Contact: Tammy Mitchell - [email protected]