NY State Senate Bill 2025-S2708

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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Jan 22, 2025	referred to energy and telecommunications

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-x, Pub Serv L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7868

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to advancing grid enhancement technologies; allows the department of public service to approve requests from distribution companies to develop grid enhancement technologies; requires distribution companies to submit a compliance filing report every 5 years.

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2708

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
in relation to advancing grid enhancement technologies

 
PURPOSE:

To mandate the deployment of cost-effective grid-enhancing technologies
by distribution companies, ensuring increased grid capacity and effi-
ciency

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 introduces the concept of "grid-enhancing technologies" and
provides relevant definitions. It allows dynamic line rating, advanced
reconductoring, and energy storage as transmission resources, offering
flexibility in achieving transmission goals. It authorizes utility
companies to conduct cost-effectiveness analyses during rate case
proceedings, evaluating strategies that include the deployment of these

technologies. Section 2 authorizes the New York Power Authority to
consider these technologies when constructing or upgrading transmission
lines.

Section 3 establishes the effective date of the bill.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In order to reach the energy goals laid out by the Climate Leadership
and Community Protection Act, the state must review all areas of our
energy system. The need for increased transmission capacity has been
well-documented. One key method with which we can efficiently boost
transmission capacity is by mandating the use of Grid Enhancing Technol-
ogies, or GETs. These technologies ensure that we are maximizing trans-
mission capacity in a relatively inexpensive manner, potentially reduc-
ing the amount of expensive transmission upgrades needed.

Some GETs are long proven and used technologies in many areas of the
world, such as dynamic line rating. Others are newer and still improving
and emerging. By regularly implementing new technologies, we can get the
most capacity cut of our transmission system and save ratepayers energy
costs.  To promote accountability and ongoing progress, this bill
mandates periodic reporting by utilities, providing a structured report-
ing mechanism every five years. By allowing a performance incentive
mechanism, this bill would encourage utilities to deploy these technolo-
gies efficiently.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-2024: S.7868-A (May) / A.9105-A (Anderson) - Vetoed

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Ninetieth day afterming law

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2708
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to advancing grid enhancement technologies

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-x to read as follows:
   § 66-X. ADVANCING GRID ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "GRID  ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY" MEANS ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE TECH-
 NOLOGY THAT ENABLES ENHANCED OR  MORE  EFFICIENT  PERFORMANCE  FROM  THE
 ELECTRIC  TRANSMISSION  SYSTEM,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DYNAMIC
 LINE RATING, ADVANCED POWER FLOW CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, TOPOLOGY  OPTIMIZA-
 TION AND ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING.
   (B) "ADVANCED RECONDUCTORS" MEANS HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN CONDUCT
 ELECTRICITY  ACROSS TRANSMISSION LINES AND DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED PERFORM-
 ANCE OVER TRADITIONAL CONDUCTOR PRODUCTS.
   (C) "DYNAMIC LINE RATING" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE  TECHNOLOGIES
 USED  TO  APPROPRIATELY UPDATE THE CALCULATED THERMAL LIMITS OF EXISTING
 TRANSMISSION LINES BASED ON REAL-TIME AND FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.
   (D) "ADVANCED POWER FLOW CONTROL" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR SOFTWARE TECH-
 NOLOGIES USED TO PUSH OR PULL ELECTRIC POWER IN A MANNER  THAT  BALANCES
 OVERLOADED  LINES  AND  UNDERUTILIZED  CORRIDORS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION
 NETWORK.
   (E) "TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION" MEANS HARDWARE AND/OR  SOFTWARE  TECHNOLO-
 GIES  THAT  IDENTIFY  RECONFIGURATIONS  OF THE TRANSMISSION GRID AND CAN
 ENABLE THE ROUTING OF POWER FLOWS AROUND CONGESTED OR OVERLOADED  TRANS-
 MISSION ELEMENTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05306-01-5
 S. 2708                             2

 
   (F)  "ELECTRIC  CORPORATION"  AND "COMBINATION ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPO-
 RATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (G)  "TRANSMISSION"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS "MAJOR ELECTRIC
 TRANSMISSION FACILITY" AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   2. FOR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN WHICH AN  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
 RATION  OR  COMBINATION  ELECTRIC  AND  GAS CORPORATION PROPOSES CAPITAL
 IMPROVEMENTS OR ADDITIONS TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, THE DEPARTMENT MAY
 AUTHORIZE SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS OR  COMBINATION  ELECTRIC  AND  GAS
 CORPORATIONS TO CONDUCT A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE STRAT-
 EGIES,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE DEPLOYMENT OF GRID ENHANCING
 TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING.  WHERE GRID  ENHANCING  TECH-
 NOLOGIES  OR  ADVANCED  RECONDUCTORING,  WHETHER  IN COMBINATION WITH OR
 INSTEAD OF OTHER CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, OFFER A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE STRAT-
 EGY TO ACHIEVE  TRANSMISSION  GOALS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY RESOURCE INTERCONNECTION, THE COMMISSION MAY APPROVE
 THE DEPLOYMENT OF GRID ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES OR ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING
 AS PART OF THE OVERALL SOLUTIONS STRATEGY.
   3. AS PART OF A PROCEEDING BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN WHICH IT  PROPOSES
 CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENTS  OR ADDITIONS TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AN ELEC-
 TRIC CORPORATION OR COMBINATION ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATION MAY PROPOSE
 A PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE MECHANISM THAT PROVIDES  A  FINANCIAL  INCENTIVE
 FOR  THE  COST-EFFECTIVE  DEPLOYMENT  OF  GRID ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES OR
 ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING.
   4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE ANY  RULES  AND/OR  REGULATIONS  IT
 DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   5.  BEGINNING FIVE YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AND
 EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER, EACH ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  OR  COMBINATION
 ELECTRIC  AND  GAS  CORPORATION SHALL REPORT TO THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED
 BULK SYSTEM OPERATOR, AND THE COMMISSION ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIRST ON
 THE DEPLOYMENT OF ANY GRID ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES OR ADVANCED  RECONDUC-
 TORING IN A FORMAT DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 31 to read as follows:
   31. FOR ANY TRANSMISSION FACILITY THE AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTS OR UPGRADES
 IN  CONNECTION WITH THIS SECTION THE AUTHORITY MAY CONDUCT A COST-EFFEC-
 TIVENESS ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE STRATEGIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE DEPLOYMENT OF GRID ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED  RECONDUCTOR-
 ING.  WHERE  GRID  ENHANCING  TECHNOLOGIES  OR  ADVANCED RECONDUCTORING,
 WHETHER IN COMBINATION WITH OR INSTEAD  OF  OTHER  CAPITAL  INVESTMENTS,
 OFFER  A  MORE  COST-EFFECTIVE  STRATEGY  TO ACHIEVE TRANSMISSION GOALS,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY  RESOURCE  INTERCON-
 NECTION, THE AUTHORITY, AS DEEMED FEASIBLE AND ADVISABLE BY THE TRUSTEES
 AND  WITH  ANY NECESSARY APPROVAL FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, IS
 AUTHORIZED TO DEPLOY GRID ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES OR  ADVANCED  RECONDUC-
 TORING, AS PART OF THE OVERALL SOLUTIONS STRATEGY.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Senate Bill S2708

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Rachel May

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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