Senate Bill S2834

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • 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-S2834 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A313
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-104, Energy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5519, A7755
2023-2024: S2007, A4393

2021-S2834 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty-two; such energy system shall include solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources.

2021-S2834 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2834 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2834
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  energy  law,  in relation to establishing a one
   hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity  by  two
   thousand thirty

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. New York state has a goal to transition
 away from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Since New  York  state
 is  facing  a  climate  emergency,  it shall set a goal of achieving one
 hundred percent clean renewable energy for electricity by  two  thousand
 thirty  for  the  purpose  of  creating jobs, promoting economic growth,
 improving public  health,  protecting  the  environment,  and  to  avoid
 climate catastrophe.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 6-104 of the energy law, as added by
 chapter 433 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The board shall adopt a state energy plan in  accordance  with  the
 provisions of this article.  SUCH PLAN SHALL ESTABLISH A GOAL OF ACHIEV-
 ING  A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY
 BY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-TWO, WITH ZERO NET GREENHOUSE GAS  EMISSIONS.  AS
 USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  "CLEAN  RENEWABLE ENERGY" SHALL INCLUDE ENERGY
 DERIVED FROM SOLAR, WIND, GEOTHERMAL, AND TIDAL SOURCES,  BUT  DOES  NOT
 INCLUDE NUCLEAR POWER, NATURAL GAS, BIOMASS, OR FOSSIL FUELS.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04200-01-1

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