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                                    402
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
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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
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "NYCHA
 microgrids development and revolving loan act".
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1879-a to read as follows:
   § 1879-A. NYCHA MICROGRID LOAN PROGRAM. 1.  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING LOAN FUND IN ORDER TO
 PROVIDE ZERO-PERCENT INTEREST LOANS TO THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHOR-
 ITY TO FINANCE ENERGY SERVICES  FROM  RENEWABLE  SOLAR  ENERGY  SYSTEMS,
 BATTERY  OR  OTHER  ZERO  EMISSION TECHNOLOGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND/OR ANY
 OTHER RENEWABLE GENERATION SYSTEMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P  OF
 THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING ANY STATE CLEAN
 ENERGY STANDARD, ALL OF WHICH ARE SCALED TO FUNCTION AS  MICROGRIDS  FOR
 HOUSING  OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY, IN
 COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, SHALL ISSUE A COMPETITIVE
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FROM PROJECT DEVELOPERS THAT ARE  NOT  SUBJECT  TO
 COST  OF SERVICE RATEMAKING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE
 RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, BATTERY OR OTHER ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLO-
 GY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND/OR ANY  OTHER  RENEWABLE  GENERATION  SYSTEMS  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW THAT ARE SCALED
 TO  FUNCTION  AS MICROGRIDS FOR NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY HOUSING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 SUCH MICROGRID SYSTEMS FUNDED THROUGH THIS SECTION SHALL BE  CONSTRUCTED
 WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO INCREASING THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY CAUSED
 BY THE ADOPTION OF "BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION" POLICIES PROPOSED PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT. SUCH LOANS
 SHALL BE FUNDED FROM MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATIONS BY
 THE AUTHORITY AND OTHER SOURCES INCLUDING FUNDS FROM THE REGIONAL GREEN-
 HOUSE GAS INITIATIVE.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR ORDERS  BY  THE  PUBLIC
 SERVICE  COMMISSION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  IF  EXCESS  ENERGY IS GENERATED
 THROUGH THE SYSTEMS, THIS EXCESS ENERGY GENERATED MAY BE  SOLD  BACK  TO
 THE GRID.
   § 3. Section 6-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  THE  STATE  ENERGY  PLAN  SHALL  INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR ALLOWING A
 SURCHARGE OF UP TO TWO PERCENT ON ENERGY BILLS, FOR THE  NEW  YORK  CITY
 HOUSING  AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS OR REPAY LOANS TO THE NEW YORK STATE
 ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF MICRO-
 GRIDS AS RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, BATTERY OR OTHER ZERO  EMISSION
 TECHNOLOGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND/OR ANY OTHER RENEWABLE GENERATION SYSTEMS
 AS  DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW FOR HOUSING
 OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO  SECTION  EIGH-
 TEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   §  4.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as deemed
 feasible and advisable by its trustees, the New York power authority  is
 authorized  and  directed  to  utilize  a  portion  of its net income to
 support the restoration of electricity, heat and hot water  services  to
 tenants  of  the  New  York city housing authority and to provide energy
 services, including but not  limited  to  electricity,  heating,  venti-
 lation,  cooling, steam or hot water, to such tenants pursuant to energy
 performance contracts, as defined by subdivision four of  section  9-102
 of the energy law, through a competitive procurement process.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.