Bill Text: NY S03166 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S03166 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S03166-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         3166--B

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 28, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
          Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities  law and the energy 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:

     1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "NYCHA
     2  microgrids development and revolving loan act".
     3    §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
     4  1879-a to read as follows:
     5    § 1879-a. NYCHA microgrid loan program. 1.  The  authority  is  hereby
     6  authorized  and  directed to establish a revolving loan fund in order to
     7  provide zero-percent interest loans to the New York city housing author-
     8  ity to finance energy services  from  renewable  solar  energy  systems,
     9  battery  or  other  zero  emission technology storage systems and/or any
    10  other renewable generation systems as defined in section sixty-six-p  of
    11  the  public  service law for the purpose of implementing any state clean
    12  energy standard, all of which are scaled to function as  microgrids  for
    13  housing  owned by the New York city housing authority. The authority, in
    14  cooperation with the New York power authority, shall issue a competitive
    15  request for proposals from project developers that are  not  subject  to
    16  cost  of service ratemaking for the construction and installation of the
    17  renewable solar energy systems, battery or other zero emission technolo-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 3166--B                          2

     1  gy storage systems and/or any  other  renewable  generation  systems  as
     2  defined in section sixty-six-p of the public service law that are scaled
     3  to  function  as microgrids for New York city housing authority housing.
     4  Such  microgrid systems funded through this section shall be constructed
     5  with consideration given to increasing the demand for electricity caused
     6  by the adoption of "beneficial electrification" policies proposed pursu-
     7  ant to the climate leadership and community protection act.  Such  loans
     8  shall be funded from moneys made available pursuant to appropriations by
     9  the authority and other sources including funds from the regional green-
    10  house gas initiative.
    11    2.  Notwithstanding  any  policies, practices, or orders by the public
    12  service commission to  the  contrary,  if  excess  energy  is  generated
    13  through  the  systems,  this excess energy generated may be sold back to
    14  the grid.
    15    § 3. Section 6-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
    16  vision 6 to read as follows:
    17    6. The state energy plan  shall  include  provisions  for  allowing  a
    18  surcharge  of  up  to two percent on energy bills, for the New York city
    19  housing authority to provide funds or repay loans to the New York  state
    20  energy research and development authority for the installation of micro-
    21  grids  as renewable solar energy systems, battery or other zero emission
    22  technology storage systems and/or any other renewable generation systems
    23  as defined in section sixty-six-p of the public service law for  housing
    24  owned  by the New York city housing authority pursuant to  section eigh-
    25  teen hundred seventy-nine-a of the public authorities law.
    26    § 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  as  deemed
    27  feasible  and advisable by its trustees, the New York power authority is
    28  authorized and directed to utilize  a  portion  of  its  net  income  to
    29  support  the  restoration of electricity, heat and hot water services to
    30  tenants of the New York city housing authority  and  to  provide  energy
    31  services,  including  but  not  limited  to electricity, heating, venti-
    32  lation, cooling, steam or hot water, to such tenants pursuant to  energy
    33  performance  contracts,  as defined by subdivision four of section 9-102
    34  of the energy law, through a competitive procurement process.
    35    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.