NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 5-21 — Granting of Special Rebates to Eligible Energy Users, Eligible Owners, Qualified Eligible Energy Users and On-Site Cogenerators.

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(a) (1) A utility and NYCPUS shall reduce their monthly bills for energy services to eligible energy users, eligible owners, qualified eligible energy users and on-site cogenerators that are eligible to receive a special rebate pursuant to 66 RCNY § 5-14 during their respective benefit periods by the applicable special

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§ 5-21 Granting of Special Rebates to Eligible Energy Users, Eligible Owners, Qualified Eligible Energy Users and On-Site Cogenerators.

RCNY § 5-21

(a)(1) A utility and NYCPUS shall reduce their monthly bills for energy services to eligible energy users, eligible owners, qualified eligible energy users and on-site cogenerators that are eligible to receive a special rebate pursuant to 66 RCNY § 5-14 during their respective benefit periods by the applicable special rebate calculated in accordance with such 66 RCNY § 5-14.

(2)A utility and NYCPUS shall commence reducing each such monthly bill in accordance with this subdivision (a) of this 66 RCNY § 5-21 within thirty (30) days of receipt of the executed certificate of eligibility, or upon the effective date of the certificate of eligibility, whichever is later. The special rebate provided by a utility or public utility service shall be separately stated and shown on each such bill.

(b)(1) A vendor that elects to provide an eligible energy user, eligible owner or qualified eligible energy user with special rebates pursuant to 66 RCNY § 5-14 shall provide such user or owner with a monthly bill for submetered energy services reduced during its benefit period by the applicable special rebate calculated in accordance with such 66 RCNY § 5-14.

(3)Such eligible energy user, eligible owner or qualified eligible energy user, upon receipt of its reduced bill from the vendor, must remit payment in accordance with the written agreement between such user or owner and such vendor together with an executed remittance form, in accordance with 66 RCNY § 5-22, setting forth the dollar amount of the special rebate such user or owner has received from its vendor for the applicable monthly billing cycle.

(4)The vendor shall execute and forward the remittance form to the utility or NYCPUS, whichever entity supplied such vendor with energy services, together with payment for the balance of the bill for such energy services in order to receive a discount from the utility or NYCPUS. The amount on such remittance form shall be credited on its bill for the monthly billing cycle during which the special rebate was made to the eligible energy user, eligible owner or qualified eligible energy user, or for such subsequent monthly billing cycle where payment by the vendor to the utility or NYCPUS was not timely made.

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