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Senate Bill S3825
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S3825 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Energy Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง9-102 & 9-103, Energy L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S6949
2015-S3825 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3825 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the energy law, in relation to permitting agencies, municipalities and public authorities to enter into power purchase agreements PURPOSE: This bill seeks to amend the energy law to clearly provide the statutory authority for agencies, municipalities and public authorities to enter into solar power purchase agreements. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill seeks to amend section 9-102 of the Energy Law to provide a definition for the term "solar power purchase agreement". Section 2 of the bill seeks to amend section 9-103 in several respects: 1. To permit power purchase agreements of up to 20 years duration. 2. To require that electricity purchased through a solar power purchase agreement at a rate per kilowatt hour that is lower than the rate offered by the electric utility company servicing the municipality and at a total cost reasonably determined to produce
2015-S3825 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3825 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 18, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MARCHIONE, DeFRANCISCO, HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to permitting agencies, municipalities and public authorities to enter into power purchase agreements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9-102 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. "SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT" MEANS AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY, PRODUCED BY SOLAR POWERED ELECTRICITY GENERAT- ING SYSTEMS, IN WHICH A PERSON AGREES TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE SOLAR POWERED ELECTRICITY GENERATING SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT ON REAL PROP- ERTY OF AN AGENCY, MUNICIPALITY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY, TO PRODUCE SUCH ELECTRICITY WITH NO CAPITAL OUTLAY OR INVESTMENT BY THE AGENCY, MUNICI- PALITY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY, IN EXCHANGE FOR A LONG TERM AGREEMENT BY SUCH AGENCY, MUNICIPALITY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE THE ELECTRIC- ITY PRODUCED BY SUCH SOLAR POWERED ELECTRICITY GENERATING SYSTEMS OR EQUIPMENT AT A CURRENT COST PER KILOWATT HOUR LESS THAN THAT OFFERED BY THE UTILITY COMPANY SERVICING SUCH AGENCY, MUNICIPALITY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND AT A TOTAL COST OVER THE LIFE OF THE AGREEMENT THAT IS REASONABLY DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SUCH AGENCY, MUNICI- PALITY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO BE LESS THAN IT WOULD OTHERWISE PAY TO THE UTILITY SERVICING ITS LOCATION. S 2. Section 9-103 of the energy law, as added by chapter 733 of the laws of 1985, subdivision 1 as amended and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 638 of the laws of 1989, subdivision 3 as amended and subdivi- sions 6 and 7 as added by chapter 368 of the laws of 1994, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995 and subdivision 8 as added EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02580-01-5
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