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                                   9626
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to residential solar  and
   energy storage permitting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  381  of  the  executive  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph k to read as follows:
   K. (I) STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES REQUIRING:
   (A)  ALL  MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION OF FIVE THOUSAND OR MORE TO
 IMPLEMENT SOLARAPP PLUS BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  FOR
 FEATURES  SUPPORTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
 SYSTEMS, ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS PAIRED WITH A RESIDENTIAL  SOLAR  ENERGY
 SYSTEM,  MAIN  ELECTRIC PANEL UPGRADES, AND MAIN ELECTRIC PANEL DERATES.
 THE AUTHORITY MAY MAKE AVAILABLE  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  FUNDS  TO  PROVIDE
 FINANCIAL  OR  TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MUNICIPALITIES IMPLEMENTING SOLARAPP
 PLUS.
   (B) A MUNICIPALITY TO REPORT TO THE AUTHORITY  ON  OR  BEFORE  JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX CERTIFYING ITS COMPLIANCE WITH CLAUSE (A)
 OF  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. MUNICIPALITIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE TIME-
 FRAMES IN CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH MAY BE INELIGIBLE FOR  FUNDING
 OPPORTUNITIES  OFFERED  BY THE AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY MAY, IN ITS SOLE
 DISCRETION, CONDITION OR DENY A MUNICIPALITY DIRECT FUNDING FROM ANY  OF
 ITS PROGRAMS IF IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH. THE AUTHOR-
 ITY  SHALL  MAKE  THE  STATUS  OF  A  MUNICIPALITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
   (II) AS USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "AUTHORITY" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY.
   (B) "RESIDENTIAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM" MEANS  COMMERCIALLY  AVAILABLE
 TECHNOLOGY,  LOCATED BEHIND A CUSTOMER'S RESIDENTIAL UTILITY METER, THAT
 IS CAPABLE OF ABSORBING ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM  A  CO-LOCATED  ELEC-
 TRICITY  GENERATOR  OR FROM THE ELECTRICAL GRID, STORING IT FOR A PERIOD
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 OF TIME, AND THEREAFTER DISCHARGING IT TO MEET THE ENERGY OR POWER NEEDS
 OF THE HOST CUSTOMER OR FOR EXPORT.
   (C) "RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM" MEANS ANY CONFIGURATION OF SOLAR
 ENERGY  DEVICES  THAT  COLLECTS  AND  DISTRIBUTES  SOLAR  ENERGY FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY AND  THAT  HAS  A  SINGLE  RESIDENTIAL
 INTERCONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRICAL GRID.
   (D)  "SOLARAPP  PLUS"  MEANS  THE  MOST  RECENT VERSION OF A WEB-BASED
 PORTAL, DEVELOPED BY THE  NATIONAL  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  LABORATORY,  THAT
 AUTOMATES  PLAN  REVIEW,  PRODUCES  CODE-COMPLIANT APPROVALS, AND ISSUES
 PERMITS FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.