Senate Bill S7868

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to advancing grid enhancement technologies

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Current Bill Status Via A9105 - Passed Senate


  • 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-S7868 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-x, Pub Serv L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L

2023-S7868 - Summary

Relates to advancing grid enhancement technologies; allows the department of public service to approve requests from distribution companies to develop grid enhancement technologies; requires distribution companies to submit a compliance filing report every 5 years.

2023-S7868 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7868 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7868
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 advancing grid
   enhancement technologies
 
   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-w to read as follows:
   § 66-W. ADVANCING GRID ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "GRID  ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY" MEANS ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE TECH-
 NOLOGY THAT ENABLES ENHANCED OR  MORE  EFFICIENT  PERFORMANCE  FROM  THE
 ELECTRIC  TRANSMISSION  SYSTEM,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DYNAMIC
 LINE RATING, ADVANCED POWER FLOW CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, TOPOLOGY  OPTIMIZA-
 TION,  ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING, AND ENERGY STORAGE WHEN USED AS A TRANS-
 MISSION RESOURCE.
   (B) "ADVANCED RECONDUCTORS" MEANS HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN CONDUCT
 ELECTRICITY ACROSS TRANSMISSION LINES AND DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED  PERFORM-
 ANCE OVER TRADITIONAL CONDUCTOR PRODUCTS.
   (C)  "DYNAMIC LINE RATING" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
 USED TO APPROPRIATELY UPDATE THE CALCULATED THERMAL LIMITS  OF  EXISTING
 TRANSMISSION LINES BASED ON REAL-TIME AND FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   (D) "ADVANCED POWER FLOW CONTROL" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE TECH-
 NOLOGIES  USED  TO PUSH OR PULL ELECTRIC POWER IN A MANNER THAT BALANCES
 OVERLOADED LINES AND UNDERUTILIZED  CORRIDORS  WITHIN  THE  TRANSMISSION
 NETWORK.
   (E)  "TOPOLOGY  OPTIMIZATION" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE TECHNOLO-
 GIES THAT IDENTIFY RECONFIGURATIONS OF THE  TRANSMISSION  GRID  AND  CAN
 ENABLE  THE ROUTING OF POWER FLOWS AROUND CONGESTED OR OVERLOADED TRANS-
 MISSION ELEMENTS.
   (F) "DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" MEANS A COMPANY ENGAGING  IN  THE  DISTRIB-
 UTION  OF  ELECTRICITY  OR OWNING, OPERATING OR CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION
 FACILITIES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A  DISTRIBUTION  COMPANY  SHALL  NOT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-S7868A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-x, Pub Serv L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L

2023-S7868A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to advancing grid enhancement technologies; allows the department of public service to approve requests from distribution companies to develop grid enhancement technologies; requires distribution companies to submit a compliance filing report every 5 years.

2023-S7868A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7868A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7868--A
     Cal. No. 1180
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 service law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to advancing grid enhancement technologies
 
   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-x to read as follows:
   § 66-X. ADVANCING GRID ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "GRID  ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY" MEANS ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE TECH-
 NOLOGY THAT ENABLES ENHANCED OR  MORE  EFFICIENT  PERFORMANCE  FROM  THE
 ELECTRIC  TRANSMISSION  SYSTEM,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DYNAMIC
 LINE RATING, ADVANCED POWER FLOW CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, TOPOLOGY  OPTIMIZA-
 TION AND ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING.
   (B) "ADVANCED RECONDUCTORS" MEANS HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN CONDUCT
 ELECTRICITY  ACROSS TRANSMISSION LINES AND DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED PERFORM-
 ANCE OVER TRADITIONAL CONDUCTOR PRODUCTS.
   (C) "DYNAMIC LINE RATING" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES
 USED  TO  APPROPRIATELY UPDATE THE CALCULATED THERMAL LIMITS OF EXISTING
 TRANSMISSION LINES BASED ON REAL-TIME AND FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   (D) "ADVANCED POWER FLOW CONTROL" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE TECH-
 NOLOGIES USED TO PUSH OR PULL ELECTRIC POWER IN A MANNER  THAT  BALANCES
 OVERLOADED  LINES  AND  UNDERUTILIZED  CORRIDORS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION
 NETWORK.
   (E) "TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLO-
 GIES  THAT  IDENTIFY  RECONFIGURATIONS  OF THE TRANSMISSION GRID AND CAN
 ENABLE THE ROUTING OF POWER FLOWS AROUND CONGESTED OR OVERLOADED  TRANS-
 MISSION ELEMENTS.
   (F)  "ELECTRIC  CORPORATION"  AND "COMBINATION ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPO-
 RATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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