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                                   7144
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, ZINERMAN, REYES -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  creating  a
   revolving  loan  fund  through  the New York state energy research and
   development authority for the purpose of building renewable and energy
   storage systems scaled to function  as  microgrids  to  power  housing
   owned by the New York city housing authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "NYCHA
 microgrids development and revolving loan act".
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1879-a to read as follows:
   § 1879-A. NYCHA MICROGRID LOAN PROGRAM. 1.  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING LOAN FUND, SUBJECT TO
 AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ZERO-PER-
 CENT INTEREST LOANS TO THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING  AUTHORITY  TO  FINANCE
 ENERGY  SERVICES  FROM  RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, BATTERY OR OTHER
 ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGY STORAGE  SYSTEMS  AND/OR  ANY  OTHER  RENEWABLE
 GENERATION  SYSTEMS  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING ANY STATE CLEAN ENERGY STAN-
 DARD, ALL OF WHICH ARE SCALED TO  FUNCTION  AS  MICROGRIDS  FOR  HOUSING
 OWNED  BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY, IN COOPER-
 ATION WITH THE NEW YORK  POWER  AUTHORITY,  SHALL  ISSUE  A  COMPETITIVE
 REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  FROM PROJECT DEVELOPERS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
 COST OF SERVICE RATEMAKING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF  THE
 RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, BATTERY OR OTHER ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLO-
 GY  STORAGE  SYSTEMS  AND/OR  ANY  OTHER RENEWABLE GENERATION SYSTEMS AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW THAT ARE SCALED
 TO FUNCTION AS MICROGRIDS FOR NEW YORK CITY HOUSING  AUTHORITY  HOUSING.
 SUCH  MICROGRID SYSTEMS FUNDED THROUGH THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 A. 7144                             2
 
 WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO INCREASING THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY CAUSED
 BY THE ADOPTION OF "BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION" POLICIES PROPOSED PURSU-
 ANT TO THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR ORDERS BY THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION TO  THE  CONTRARY,  IF  EXCESS  ENERGY  IS  GENERATED
 THROUGH  THE  SYSTEMS,  THIS EXCESS ENERGY GENERATED MAY BE SOLD BACK TO
 THE GRID.
   § 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  as  deemed
 feasible  and advisable by its trustees, the New York power authority is
 authorized and directed to utilize  a  portion  of  its  net  income  to
 support  the  restoration of electricity, heat and hot water services to
 tenants of the New York city housing authority  and  to  provide  energy
 services,  including  but  not  limited  to electricity, heating, venti-
 lation, cooling, steam or hot water, to such tenants pursuant to  energy
 performance  contracts,  as defined by subdivision four of section 9-102
 of the energy law, through a competitive procurement process.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.