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Senate Bill S2085
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) 43rd Senate District
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
2025-S2085 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2596
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§137 & 66-p, Pub Serv L; amd §75-0103, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S6327, A7407
2025-S2085 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.
2025-S2085 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2085 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law and the environmental conserva- tion law, in relation to establishing new targets for offshore wind electricity generation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill establishes new ambitious offshore wind electricity generation targets: 15 gigawatts by 2040, 18 gigawatts by 2045, and 20 gigawatts by 2050. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends subdivision 1 of Section 137 of the Public Service Law, as added by section 11 of part 0 of chapter 58 of the Laws of 2024, to establish three additional offshore wind electricity generation targets: 15 gigawatts by 2040, 18 gigawatts by 2045, and 20 gigawatts by 2050.
2025-S2085 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2085 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SI- GAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PALUMBO, PARKER, SALA- ZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the public service law and the environmental conserva- tion law, in relation to establishing new targets for offshore wind electricity generation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 137 of the public service law, as added by section 11 of part O of chapter 58 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 1. "CLCPA targets" shall mean the public policies established in the climate leadership and community protection act enacted in chapter one hundred six of the laws of two thousand nineteen, including but not limited to the requirement that a minimum of seventy percent of the statewide electric generation be produced by renewable energy systems by two thousand thirty, that by the year two thousand forty the statewide electrical demand system will generate zero emissions, and the procure- ment of at least nine gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by two thousand thirty-five, AT LEAST FIFTEEN GIGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY, AT LEAST EIGHTEEN GIGA- WATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY- FIVE, AT LEAST TWENTY GIGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO THOUSAND FIFTY, six gigawatts of photovoltaic solar generation by two thousand twenty-five and to support three gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by two thousand thirty. § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 66-p of the public service law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00195-03-5
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