NY State Senate Bill 2025-S2484

Senate Bill S2484

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time frames for preparing renewable energy facilities for clean energy storage and distribution

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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Jan 21, 2025	referred to energy and telecommunications

2025-S2484 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Energy
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S8617

2025-S2484 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time frames for replacing or upgrading battery energy storage systems at renewable energy facilities in preparation for clean energy storage and distribution across the state.

2025-S2484 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2484

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the state energy planning board to
conduct a study on the time frames for replacing or upgrading battery
energy storage systems at renewable energy facilities

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study on time
frames for preparing renewable energy facilities for clean energy stor-
age and distribution.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. For the purposes of this act, "renewable energy facility"
shall have the same meaning as renewable energy systems as defined in
section 66-p of the public service law.

Section 2. The state energy planning board is hereby directed to conduct

a study on preparing renewable energy facilities for the distribution of
clean energy.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This Bill will serve as a study to allow the authorities to create a
comprehensive data collection system, to allow for the more efficient
battery storage system to be in place.

This study will serve as the starting point for inspections and energy
distribution monitoring to aid in creating an efficient and profitable
system helping NYS reach its climate goals and providing the most cost
effective and clean energy efficient process annually.

This study also creates a level of transparency for the public to see
the information through the NYS website to see the data that is being
collected and the safety aspects being used to maintain maximum harm
prevention.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S8617 - PASSED SENATE

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S2484 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2484
 
                        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  in  relation  to  directing  the state energy planning board to
   conduct a study on the time frames for replacing or upgrading  battery
   energy storage systems at renewable energy facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. For the purposes of this act, "renewable energy  facili-
 ty"  shall  have the same meaning as renewable energy systems as defined
 in section 66-p of the public service law.
   2. The state energy planning board is hereby  directed  to  conduct  a
 study  on  preparing renewable energy facilities for the distribution of
 clean energy.
   3. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) time frames for replacing  or  upgrading  battery  energy  storage
 systems at renewable energy facilities;
   (b) the intake and distribution capacity of all major and minor renew-
 able energy facilities in the state;
   (c) inspection of each renewable energy storage facility and resulting
 recommendations  on  maintenance,  operation, and labor requirements for
 each such facility; and
   (d) time frames for enacting such recommendations to ensure  a  smooth
 transition to clean energy storage and distribution across the state.
   4.  No  later  than  six months after the completion of the study, the
 state energy planning board shall prepare and submit a report containing
 the findings of the study to the New  York  state  energy  research  and
 development  authority,  the  governor,  the  temporary president of the
 senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
   5. Such report shall  be  published  on  the  New  York  state  energy
 research and development website.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06646-01-5

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