Senate Bill S8617

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time frames for preparing renewable energy facilities for clean energy storage and distribution

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-S8617 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Energy

2023-S8617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time frames for replacing or upgrading battery energy storage systems at renewable energy facilities in preparation for clean energy storage and distribution across the state.

2023-S8617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8617
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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  in  relation  to  directing  the state energy planning board to
   conduct a study on the time frames for replacing or upgrading  battery
   energy storage systems at renewable energy facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. For the purposes of this act, "renewable energy  facili-
 ty"  shall  have the same meaning as renewable energy systems as defined
 in section 66-p of the public service law.
   2. The state energy planning board is hereby  directed  to  conduct  a
 study  on  preparing renewable energy facilities for the distribution of
 clean energy.
   3. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) time frames for replacing  or  upgrading  battery  energy  storage
 systems at renewable energy facilities;
   (b) the intake and distribution capacity of all major and minor renew-
 able energy facilities in the state;
   (c) inspection of each renewable energy storage facility and resulting
 recommendations  on  maintenance,  operation, and labor requirements for
 each such facility; and
   (d) time frames for enacting such recommendations to ensure  a  smooth
 transition to clean energy storage and distribution across the state.
   4.  No  later  than  six months after the completion of the study, the
 state energy planning board shall prepare and submit a report containing
 the findings of the study to the New  York  state  energy  research  and
 development  authority,  the  governor,  the  temporary president of the
 senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
   5. Such report shall  be  published  on  the  New  York  state  energy
 research and development website.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14615-01-4

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