Senate Bill S2358

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the Energy Research and Development Authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2358 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1855-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1785
2011-2012: S1066
2013-2014: S3128
2015-2016: S2563
2019-2020: S3575

2017-S2358 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the Energy Research and Development Authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state.

2017-S2358 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2358 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2358
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
   New  York state energy research and development authority to conduct a
   study related to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate  region
   of the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1855-a to read as follows:
   §  1855-A.  COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN.  1. THE AUTHORITY IS
 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO  CONDUCT  A  COMPREHENSIVE  STUDY  TO
 ANALYZE  THE  ELECTRICITY AND STEAM CAPACITY AND POWER DISTRIBUTION GRID
 CONDITIONS IN THE DOWNSTATE REGION OF THE STATE.  FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  "DOWNSTATE"  SHALL  BE DEFINED AS THAT REGION LOCATED SOUTH OF
 THE MILLWOOD - SOUTH TRANSMISSION INTERFACE.  SUCH STUDY SHALL  INCLUDE,
 BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  AN  ANALYSIS OF PROJECTED POWER NEEDS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF EXIST-
 ING:
   (I) GENERATING FACILITIES WITH A CAPACITY OF TWENTY MEGAWATTS OR MORE;
   (II) POWER GRID CAPACITY AND LOAD POCKETS;
   (III) NATURAL GAS AND OTHER FUEL SOURCE CAPACITY;
   (IV) SUBSTATION TRANSFORMERS; AND
   (V) EMERGENCY GENERATORS;
   (B) AN ANALYSIS OF FUTURE POWER NEEDS;
   (C) AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF GENERATING FACILITIES WITH A CAPAC-
 ITY OF TWENTY MEGAWATTS OR MORE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) EMISSIONS;
   (II) WATER IMPACTS;
   (III) LAND USE IMPACTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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