Senate Bill S6218A

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts "the planned offshore wind transmission act"

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

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2023-S6218 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7764
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1885, Pub Auth L

2023-S6218 - Summary

Enacts "the planned offshore wind transmission act"; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a plan for improved transmission planning and coordinating systems for an offshore grid; requires the authority conduct a benefit-cost-analysis and ratepayer impact study to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid.

2023-S6218 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6218 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6218
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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 enacting "the
   planned offshore wind transmission act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "the planned offshore wind transmission act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. In 2019, the Climate Leadership and Community
 Protection Act was signed into law, requiring that New York reduce econ-
 omy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030
 and  by  no  less than 85 percent by 2050. In addition, the law requires
 9,000 megawatt (MW) of offshore wind  development  by  2035.  In  antic-
 ipation  that  the  state's  mandated  offshore wind goal will increase,
 improved planning and coordination is needed to reduce costs  and  mini-
 mize  community  and environmental impacts of offshore wind expansion in
 New York state. In addition, a more cohesive approach is needed  now  to
 build  on the momentum of the Inflation Reduction Act and other once-in-
 a-generation measures to start the build-out of a lower-cost,  lower-im-
 pact offshore wind transmission system.
   Independent,  shared  transmission  will  minimize  seabed cabling and
 shore crossings, reduce overall costs and  impacts  to  ratepayers,  and
 build an ocean grid that complements the resiliency of the onshore grid.
 This  planned  approach is already happening in Europe, and it is imper-
 ative that New York follows  suit.  Standards  must  be  established  to
 ensure  that  offshore  wind  transmission systems can connect with each
 other to operate in a network.
   § 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 1885 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09754-01-3
 S. 6218                             2
              

2023-S6218A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7764
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1885, Pub Auth L

2023-S6218A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "the planned offshore wind transmission act"; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a plan for improved transmission planning and coordinating systems for an offshore grid; requires the authority conduct a benefit-cost-analysis and ratepayer impact study to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid.

2023-S6218A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6218A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6218--A
     Cal. No. 668
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and second report, ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting "the
   planned offshore wind transmission act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "the planned offshore wind transmission act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. In 2019, the Climate Leadership and Community
 Protection Act was signed into law, requiring that New York reduce econ-
 omy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030
 and  by  no  less than 85 percent by 2050. In addition, the law requires
 9,000 megawatt (MW) of offshore wind  development  by  2035.  In  antic-
 ipation  that  the  state's  mandated  offshore wind goal will increase,
 improved planning and coordination is needed to reduce costs  and  mini-
 mize  community  and environmental impacts of offshore wind expansion in
 New York state. In addition, a more cohesive approach is needed  now  to
 build  on the momentum of the Inflation Reduction Act and other once-in-
 a-generation measures to start the build-out of a lower-cost,  lower-im-
 pact offshore wind transmission system.
   Independent,  shared  transmission  will  minimize  seabed cabling and
 shore crossings, reduce overall costs and  impacts  to  ratepayers,  and
 build an ocean grid that complements the resiliency of the onshore grid.
 This  planned  approach is already happening in Europe, and it is imper-
 ative that New York follows  suit.  Standards  must  be  established  to
 ensure  that  offshore  wind  transmission systems can connect with each
 other to operate in a network.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09754-05-3
              

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Anonymous
1 year ago

Residents of Long Beach DO NOT want wind turbines built in our ocean or in our community.

Anonymous
1 year ago

More research should be done regarding offshore wind. Cables should avoid residential areas even if it is slightly more expensive. The cost benefit analysis should consider that the turbines can't withstand hurricane's above Category 2 and only have a 25 yr useful life and are not recyclable. How much carbon goes into making turbines vs carbon saved?

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