NY State Senate Bill 2025-S2479

Senate Bill S2479

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on Brooklyn College constructing a micro-grid

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 21, 2025	referred to energy and telecommunications

2025-S2479 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S8188

2025-S2479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on Brooklyn College constructing a micro-grid to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such a micro-grid was constructed on campus.

2025-S2479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2479

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act directing the New York state energy research and development
authority study feasibility and efficiency of a micro-grid in relation
to reducing the carbon footprint of Brooklyn College

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is that it would require New York State Energy
Research and Development authority to conduct a study on Brooklyn
College constructing a Micro Grid to benefit the college and the effects
on the surrounding area lessening the strain on the immediate community
area during peak energy times.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1:The New York state energy research and development authority
is authorized and directed to study the feasibility, efficiency, and
energy saving costs if Brooklyn College were to construct a micro-grid

to power its campus.

Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The creation of a Micro-Grid system for purpose of study of a SUNY/CUNY
college campus to study on the effectiveness of this system on the
college campus structure, the feasibility of a financial build out for
other campus based on size and population with the intent to benefit
other SUNY and CUNY academic campus' & dwellings in the future and the
ability to aid in lowering utility cost and energy related cost of oper-
ations, while reducing the carbon footprint of this campus. Also aiding
electrical provider during peak times of meeting the requirements to
improve and implement energy distribution and storage for the surround-
ing community area.

*Energy Value (LBMP)

*Capacity Value (ICAP)

*Utility Value (E)

*Demand Reduction Value (DRV)

With the need to continue to meet the state and federal clean energy
goals, the micro-grid study would be used as a data point to create more
energy efficient campus across the State, while also finding suitable
renewable energy sources based on region of future college campus'
allowing them to move away from higher emission admitting backup genera-
tors & primary fossil fuel sources that have been required for usage
during outages, or high supply times. The micro-grid study will also
allow for the energy source to be a more efficient option while also
giving each area the opportunity to find the most functional and finan-
cially feasible renewable energy source best to use and prioritize to
sustain campus.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S8188- PASSED SENATE

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S2479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2479
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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  directing  the  New  York state energy research and development
   authority study feasibility and efficiency of a micro-grid in relation
   to reducing the carbon footprint of Brooklyn College

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori-
 ty  is authorized and directed to study the feasibility, efficiency, and
 energy saving costs if Brooklyn College were to construct  a  micro-grid
 to power its campus. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) the cost of constructing a micro-grid to power such campus;
   (b) the feasibility of constructing a micro-grid on campus;
   (c) the efficiency of a micro-grid built on campus;
   (d)  the  cost of operations to run a micro-grid three years after the
 completion of construction;
   (e) the potential effects of a micro-grid on Brooklyn College  lessen-
 ing the stress on current electrical systems; and
   (f)  the  potential  cost  savings  of Brooklyn College constructing a
 micro-grid.
   § 2. The New York state  energy  research  and  development  authority
 shall make a report to the governor and the legislature of its findings,
 conclusions, and recommendations no later than thirteen months after the
 effective date of this act and shall submit with this report such legis-
 lative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06635-01-5

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