Senate Bill S8628A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid

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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-S8628 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10365
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Services

2023-S8628 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and community protection act; directs the public service commission to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.

2023-S8628 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8628 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8628
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 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 authorize and direct the public service commission to conduct
   a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the
   electrical grid
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Study.  The  public  service commission is authorized and
 directed to conduct a study on the regulatory barriers, if any,  to  the
 rapid  deployment  of energy interconnection processes in the state that
 shall include, but not be limited to, potential  changes  to  the  elec-
 trical  grid  to  rapidly  bring new renewable energy resources onto the
 electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals set out under
 the climate leadership and community protection act, as amended.
   § 2. Report. No later than one year after the effective date  of  this
 act,  the  public  service  commission shall submit to the governor, the
 speaker of the assembly and the temporary president  of  the  senate,  a
 report  assessing  its  findings  under  the study conducted pursuant to
 section one of this act, and any recommendations to  rapidly  bring  new
 renewable  energy resources onto the electrical grid to meet the state's
 renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and communi-
 ty protection act, as amended.
   § 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this act,  the  following  terms
 shall have the following meanings:
   1.  "Energy  interconnection process" means the process of integrating
 new sources of renewable energy resources, as defined by  section  1-103
 of the energy law, into the electrical grid.
   2.  "Electrical  grid"  means the network of electric plants and other
 electric generating facilities and  equipment,  and  electricity  trans-
 mission and distribution systems in the state.
   3. "Renewable energy resources" shall have the same meaning as defined
 by section 1-103 of the energy law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-S8628A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10365
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Services

2023-S8628A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and community protection act; directs the public service commission to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.

2023-S8628A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8628A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8628--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to authorize and direct the public service commission to  conduct
   a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the
   electrical grid
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Study. The public  service  commission  is  authorized  and
 directed  to  conduct a study on the regulatory barriers, if any, to the
 rapid deployment of energy interconnection processes in the  state  that
 shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a)  Potential changes to the interconnection process to rapidly bring
 new renewable energy resources onto the  electrical  grid  to  meet  the
 state's  renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and
 community protection act, as amended;
   (b) The state's ability  to  comply  with  goals  established  in  the
 climate  leadership  and  community  protection  act,  as  amended, with
 current energy interconnection process timelines, including  the  effect
 of  recent  reforms  by the New York Independent System Operator and any
 additional anticipated reforms;
   (c) The experience of other interconnection systems using "Connect and
 Manage" or other alternative connection agreements in terms of the speed
 of resource deployments and electrical grid reliability;
   (d) The extent to which the studies  and  network  upgrades  currently
 required for Energy Resource Interconnection Service projects in the New
 York  Independent  System  Operator go beyond the minimal set of studies
 and network upgrades needed to safely operate  the  system  with  a  new
 resource, in comparison to the United Kingdom's Enabling Works approach;
   (e)  Whether it is possible to identify more efficient system upgrades
 in the context of the New York Independent System Operator comprehensive
 system  planning  process  rather  than  certain  studies  and  upgrades
 currently in the energy interconnection process;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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