Assembly Bill A8418A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids

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2021-A8418 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8650
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4862
2015-2016: A6746
2017-2018: A6134
2019-2020: A6429
2023-2024: A6009, A9123, S4854, S8841

2021-A8418 - Summary

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids.

2021-A8418 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8418
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to require the public service commission to  develop  recommenda-
   tions regarding the establishment of microgrids
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general,  special  or
 local  law  to the contrary, the public service commission, in consulta-
 tion with the division of  homeland  security  and  emergency  services,
 shall  develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids
 in the state of New York. For purposes of this act, the term "microgrid"
 shall mean a  group  of  interconnected  loads  and  distributed  energy
 resources  within  clearly  defined electrical boundaries that acts as a
 single controllable entity with respect to the grid and can connect  and
 disconnect  from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected
 or island-mode.  Specifically, the commission shall develop  recommenda-
 tions which include, but are not limited to, the following:
   (a)  Whether  microgrids  should  be  established  at hospitals, first
 responder headquarters, such as  police  and  fire  stations,  emergency
 shelters,  schools, water filtration plants, sewage treatment plants and
 other locations in the state of New York;
   (b) The geographic areas in the state of New York where the establish-
 ment of such microgrids should be a priority, based  upon  severe  storm
 damage during the two years prior to the effective date of this act; and
   (c)  Funding  mechanisms that should be considered in order to pay for
 the establishment of such microgrids.
   § 2. The commission shall submit a final report of recommendations  to
 the  governor,  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 the assembly within one year after the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13394-01-1

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2021-A8418A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8650
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4862
2015-2016: A6746
2017-2018: A6134
2019-2020: A6429
2023-2024: A6009, A9123, S4854, S8841

2021-A8418A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids.

2021-A8418A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8418--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CRUZ,  FERNANDEZ,  BURDICK,  SIMON, WOERNER,
   DARLING, McDONOUGH, GLICK, J. A. GIGLIO, SILLITTI  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Energy -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Energy  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to require the New York state  energy  research  and  development
   authority  to  develop  recommendations regarding the establishment of
   microgrids
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The New York state energy research and development author-
 ity, in consultation with the department of public service and the divi-
 sion of homeland security and emergency services, shall prepare a report
 including  recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids for
 protection of critical facilities in the state of New York. For purposes
 of this act, the term "microgrid" shall mean a group  of  interconnected
 loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical
 boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the
 grid  and can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to oper-
 ate in both grid-connected or island-mode.  Specifically, the  authority
 shall develop recommendations which include, but are not limited to, the
 following:
   (a)  Whether  microgrids  should  be  established  at hospitals, first
 responder headquarters, such as  police  and  fire  stations,  emergency
 shelters,  schools, water filtration plants, sewage treatment plants and
 other critical facilities in the state of New York;
   (b) The geographic areas in the state of New York where the establish-
 ment of microgrids should be a priority, based upon prior  severe  storm
 damage  and the consideration of disadvantaged communities as defined in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13394-02-2
 A. 8418--A                          2

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