Assembly Bill A9531A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers and authorizes utility companies to own such projects

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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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2021-A9531 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§66-t & 66-u, Pub Serv L; amd §224-d, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7879

2021-A9531 - Summary

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.

2021-A9531 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9531
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to providing net
   revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation  projects
   to  low-income  customers and authorizes utility companies to own such
   projects
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative findings and intent. 1. New York state recog-
 nizes the deleterious impacts of climate change  including  increasingly
 frequent catastrophic weather events.
   2.  Pursuant  to the New  York  state climate leadership and community
 protection act (CLCPA), New York  state  seeks  to  dramatically  reduce
 greenhouse  gas  emissions  and move its electric generation from fossil
 fuel-based generation to renewable-based generation. New York state  has
 mandated  that seventy percent of electricity come from renewable energy
 sources by year 2030 and one hundred percent of  electricity  come  from
 carbon neutral sources by 2040.
   3.  Further, New York state recognizes that the current pace of devel-
 opment of in-state renewable energy resources is  insufficient  to  meet
 the state's statutory renewable generation goals on schedule.
   4.  Because  New  York  state seeks to accomplish these energy-related
 goals and standards as soon as practicable allowing regulated  utilities
 to  own  and operate renewable generation is essential to achieving such
 goals and to provide a consistent and affordable supply of  carbon-free,
 renewably generated electricity by 2030, through 2050 and beyond.
   5.  New  York  state  seeks  to continue to develop in-state renewable
 energy projects that will drive down costs, benefit customers  receiving
 retail  electric  delivery  particularly  those customers who are low to
 moderate income.
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-s to
 read as follows:
   § 66-S. REGULATED LARGE SCALE RENEWABLE GENERATION.  1.  IN  ORDER  TO
 SUPPORT  THE  STATE IN MEETING STATE ENERGY-RELATED GOALS AND STANDARDS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A9531A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§66-t & 66-u, Pub Serv L; amd §224-d, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7879

2021-A9531A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.

2021-A9531A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9531--A
                                                            R. R. 422
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
   -- amended on the special order of third reading, ordered reprinted as
   amended, retaining its place on the special order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the labor law, in relation to
   providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable gener-
   ation projects to low-income customers and authorizes  utility  compa-
   nies to own such projects
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. 1. New York  state  recog-
 nizes  the  deleterious impacts of climate change including increasingly
 frequent catastrophic weather events.
   2. Pursuant to the New  York  state climate leadership  and  community
 protection  act  (CLCPA),  New  York  state seeks to dramatically reduce
 greenhouse gas emissions and move its electric  generation  from  fossil
 fuel-based  generation to renewable-based generation. New York state has
 mandated that seventy percent of electricity come from renewable  energy
 sources  by  year  2030 and one hundred percent of electricity come from
 carbon neutral sources by 2040.
   3. Further, New York state recognizes that the current pace of  devel-
 opment  of  in-state  renewable energy resources is insufficient to meet
 the state's statutory renewable generation goals on schedule.
   4. Because New York state seeks  to  accomplish  these  energy-related
 goals  and standards as soon as practicable allowing regulated utilities
 to own and operate renewable generation is essential to  achieving  such
 goals  and to provide a consistent and affordable supply of carbon-free,
 renewably generated electricity by 2030, through 2050 and beyond.
   5. New York state seeks to  continue  to  develop  in-state  renewable
 energy  projects that will drive down costs, benefit customers receiving
 retail electric delivery particularly those customers  who  are  low  to
 moderate income.
   6.  New  York state has a proprietary interest in these projects being
 efficiently built and operated without  unnecessary  disruptions,  which
 justifies  the  use  of  project labor agreements and labor peace agree-
 ments.
              

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