Senate Bill S2030

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation

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Current 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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2023-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5198
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7321, A7524

2023-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation within nine months after the effective date and every four years thereafter.

2023-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2030 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2030
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  STEC,  BORRELLO,  GALLIVAN,  MATTERA,  OBERACKER,
   O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO -- 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 service law, in  relation  to  directing  the
   public  service  commission to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of
   the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems  in
   the  state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods
   of electricity generation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-u to read as follows:
   § 66-U. SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY  OF  THE  COSTS,  BENEFITS,  TECHNICAL  AND
 ECONOMIC  FEASIBILITY  OF  MEETING THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
 AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS. 1. NOT LATER THAN
 NINE MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  AND  EVERY  FOUR
 YEARS  THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSION, ON BEHALF OF THE CLIMATE ACTION COUN-
 CIL ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 75-0103  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION
 LAW, AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY
 RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  AND  THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE
 FEDERALLY DESIGNATED ELECTRIC BULK SYSTEM OPERATOR,  SHALL  PUBLISH  AND
 UPDATE  A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE COSTS, BENEFITS AND OVER-
 ALL ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF MEETING THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY
 PROTECTION ACT ("CLCPA") TARGETS FOR RENEWABLE  ENERGY  SYSTEMS  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE.
   2. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE A FULL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ASSESSING THE
 FOLLOWING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  THE  CURRENT STATE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE FOR ELECTRIC GENERATION
 AS OF THE DATE OF THE STUDY, AS WELL  AS  NEW  AND  EMERGING  GENERATION
 METHODS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06239-01-3
              

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