Bill Text: NY S08617 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-05 - referred to health [S08617 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08617-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8617

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 21, 2024
                                       ___________

        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:

     1    Section 1. 1. For the purposes of this act, "renewable energy  facili-
     2  ty"  shall  have the same meaning as renewable energy systems as defined
     3  in section 66-p of the public service law.
     4    2. The state energy planning board is hereby  directed  to  conduct  a
     5  study  on  preparing renewable energy facilities for the distribution of
     6  clean energy.
     7    3. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
     8    (a) time frames for replacing  or  upgrading  battery  energy  storage
     9  systems at renewable energy facilities;
    10    (b) the intake and distribution capacity of all major and minor renew-
    11  able energy facilities in the state;
    12    (c) inspection of each renewable energy storage facility and resulting
    13  recommendations  on  maintenance,  operation, and labor requirements for
    14  each such facility; and
    15    (d) time frames for enacting such recommendations to ensure  a  smooth
    16  transition to clean energy storage and distribution across the state.
    17    4.  No  later  than  six months after the completion of the study, the
    18  state energy planning board shall prepare and submit a report containing
    19  the findings of the study to the New  York  state  energy  research  and
    20  development  authority,  the  governor,  the  temporary president of the
    21  senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
    22    5. Such report shall  be  published  on  the  New  York  state  energy
    23  research and development website.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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