NY State Senate Bill S7145

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 15, 2010	signed chap.212
Jul 09, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 28, 2010	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.391 substituted for a10216
Jun 23, 2010	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Apr 19, 2010	advanced to third reading
Apr 14, 2010	2nd report cal.
Apr 13, 2010	1st report cal.383
Mar 16, 2010	referred to energy and telecommunications

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Jun 23, 2010 - floor Vote

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Apr 13, 2010 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

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S7145 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10216
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2, Pub Serv L

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes a kinetic energy storage device utilizing flywheels or compressed air in the definition of an alternate energy production facility.

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7145

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the definition
of alternate energy facilities


 PURPOSE OF THE BILL :

This bill would encourage the development of new, clean alternative
electric generation technologies by reducing the regulatory burden on
certain kinetic energy storage devices.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill would amend Public Service Law (PSL) §2(2-b) to
exempt kinetic ,energy storage devices utilizing flywheels or
compressed air, with an electric generating capacity of less than 80
MW, from the definition of facilities giving rise to an "electric
corporation" subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service
Commission (Commission).

Section 2 of the bill would provide for an immediate effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

PSL §2(13) defines electric corporations subject to the jurisdiction
of the Commission.  Co-generation facilities (PSL §2(2-a), small hydro
facilities (PSL §2(2)-c)), and alternate energy production facilities
(PSL §2(2-b) are specifically exempted from the definition of
facilities giving rise to an "electric corporation."

PSL §2(2-b) defines an "alternate energy production facility" to
include any solar, wind turbine, waste management resource recovery,
fuel cell, tidal, wave energy and refuse-derived fuel or wood burning
facility with an electric generating capacity of up to 80 MW which
produces electricity, gas or useful thermal energy.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is new legislation.

 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT :

Flywheel energy storage systems rotate a disk at a high speed. The
resulting kinetic energy is stored as electricity and can be
dispatched to the electric grid at a later time. In compressed air
energy storage systems, the compressed air is stored and released
later to drive turbines for electricity. These systems allow for use
of electricity generated from renewable sources or produced during
off-peak times to be used during times of higher demand, reducing the
need to ramp up more expensive - and potentially more polluting -
generating facilities to meet peak demand.

Exclusion of alternative energy production facilities from the
Commission's regulatory structure reduces the regulatory burden on new
technologies, and encouraging their development and use in New York
State. Kinetic energy storage devices utilizing flywheels or
compressed air have developed to the point that they are now viable
options for use as alternate energy production facilities in New York
State. These facilities can significantly improve the efficiency, of
the State's electric system, allowing for the utilization of clean,
renewable resources that might otherwise not be dispatched. And, when
charged using renewable energy, the electricity from such

facilities-would not release greenhouse gases and other harmful
emissions.

Additionally, such facilities can provide frequency and voltage
regulation support to improve the efficiency of the electric grid and,
as noted, reduce the need for traditional generation such as
load-following boilers. The proposed amendment would give kinetic
energy storage facilities the same regulatory advantages as - and
place them on an equal footing with various other alternate energy
production facilities in New York.

 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS :

Exemption of these facilities would reduce workload for Department
Staff, allowing them to redirect their time to core priorities.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This bill would take effect immediately.

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7145

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. AUBERTINE -- (at request of the Department of Public
  Service) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the definition of
  alternate energy facilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2-b of section 2 of the public service law,  as
amended  by  chapter  276  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  2-b. The term "alternate energy production facility,"[,] when used  in
this  chapter,  includes any solar, wind turbine, fuel cell, tidal, wave
energy, waste management resource recovery,  refuse-derived  fuel  [or],
wood  burning  facility,  OR  KINETIC  ENERGY  STORAGE  DEVICE UTILIZING
FLYWHEELS OR  COMPRESSED  AIR,  together  with  any  related  facilities
located  at  the same project site, with an electric generating capacity
of up to eighty megawatts, which produces  electricity,  gas  or  useful
thermal energy.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15636-01-0

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Jun 23, 2010 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 23, 2010

Apr 13, 2010 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

Energy and Telecommunications Committee Vote: Apr 13, 2010

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Darrel J. Aubertine

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Jun 23, 2010 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 23, 2010

Apr 13, 2010 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

Energy and Telecommunications Committee Vote: Apr 13, 2010

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Kevin S. Parker

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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