NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1331

Senate Bill S1331

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates a revolving loan fund authority for the purpose of building renewable energy storage systems scaled to function as microgrids to power housing owned by the New York city housing authority

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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2025-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1879-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S8200
2021-2022: S3166
2023-2024: S402

2025-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a revolving loan fund through the New York state energy research and development authority for the purpose of building renewable energy storage systems scaled to function as microgrids to power housing owned by the New York city housing authority.

2025-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1331

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to fund the creation of sources of energy
for housing owned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) by
having the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA) provide a revolving loan fund for the installation of micro-
grids on NYCHA-owned housing.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Titles the bill the "NYCHA Microgrids Development and Revolv-

ing Loan Act".

Section 2. Amends the public authorities law adding a new section
1879-A.

Section 3 Amends Section 6-104 of the energy law by adding a new subdi-
vision 6.

Section 4. States NYPA shall use a portion of its net income to support
restoration of electricity, heat and hot water services, including but
not limited to electricity, heating, ventilation, cooling, steam or hot
water, to tenants pursuant to energy performance contracts through a
competitive procurement process.

Section 5. Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Residents within housing owned by the New York City Housing Authority
(NYCHA) have had to face unreliable sources of power, including complete
outages during hot summer days leaving many with no access to air-condi-
tioning. NYCHA needs to have reliable access to energy for its resi-
dents, and this legislation allows the New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to aid with installing reliable
solar microgrids to provide such energy.

In addition to providing reliable electricity to NYCHA, these solar
microgrids aid in the beneficial electrification provisions of the,
Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. As such, the installa-
tion of these microgrids help aid in New York's initiatives for dras-
tically reducing greenhouse emissions by 2030. This legislation ensures
NYCHA residents have efficient and reliable sources of energy for their
needs, while also supporting New York's green future.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-24: S402A- COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2021/22 S3166 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE PRINT NUMBER 3166A
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

2019/20 58200 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1331
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01255-01-5

 S. 1331                             2
 
 SUCH MICROGRID SYSTEMS FUNDED THROUGH THIS SECTION SHALL BE  CONSTRUCTED
 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.

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