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                                   11275
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 25, 2018
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 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  -- (at request of M. of A. Cusick,
   Colton) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to directing the state ener-
   gy planning board to conduct a study of  the  technical  and  economic
   feasibility  of  a  one  hundred percent renewable energy system and a
   reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 6-110 to
 read as follows:
   § 6-110. SUPPLEMENTAL STUDY ON THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC  FEASIBILITY
 OF  A  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM AND A REDUCTION IN
 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
   1. ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AND EVERY FOUR
 YEARS THEREAFTER, THE BOARD SHALL UNDERTAKE AND UPDATE  A  COMPREHENSIVE
 STUDY TO DETERMINE THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF MEETING THE
 FOLLOWING GOALS:
   (A)  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  THE  ELECTRICITY CONSUMED IN THE STATE
 GENERATED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES BY THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND THIRTY,
 AND, ALTERNATIVELY, THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FIFTY.
   (B) REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM ALL  ANTHROPOGENIC  SOURCES
 ONE  HUNDRED PERCENT BELOW THE LEVELS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE
 YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY BY THE YEAR TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTY,  WITH  AN
 INCREMENTAL  TARGET  OF AT LEAST A FIFTY PERCENT REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE
 GAS EMISSIONS BELOW THE LEVELS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN  THE  YEAR
 NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY BY THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND THIRTY.
   2.  SUCH  STUDY  SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, AN ASSESSMENT OF EACH OF
 THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE TIMING, COSTS, ECONOMIC IMPACTS,  AND  FEASIBILITY  ASSOCIATED
 WITH  PATHWAYS TO MEET THESE GOALS. IN TERMS OF THE EVALUATION OF COSTS,
 THE STUDY SHALL:
   (I) EVALUATE, USING THE BEST AVAILABLE ECONOMIC MODELS, EMISSION ESTI-
 MATION TECHNIQUES AND OTHER  SCIENTIFIC  METHODS,  THE  TOTAL  POTENTIAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 COSTS  AND POTENTIAL ECONOMIC AND NON-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF MEETING THESE
 GOALS;
   (II)  EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MEETING THE GOALS ON THE STATE'S
 BUSINESSES, JOBS AND RESIDENTS ASSUMING:
   (A) THE RENEWABLE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GOALS OF  OTHER  STATES
 AND  REGIONS  IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT LOWER THAN
 NEW YORK STATE'S GOALS;
   (B) THE RENEWABLE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GOALS OF  OTHER  STATES
 AND REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AS THOSE IN PLACE AS OF THE DATE OF
 THE STUDY;
   (C) THE EXISTENCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE AS OF THE DATE OF THE STUDY.
   (B) THE TECHNICAL AND COST IMPACT ON MAINTAINING ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELI-
 ABILITY,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NEED FOR AND TYPE OF BACK-UP
 POWER SUPPLIES AND OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS TO MAINTAIN ELECTRIC SYSTEM
 RELIABILITY.
   (C) THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM ACTIONS TO FEASIBLY  MEET  THE  GOALS
 ACROSS  ALL  ECONOMIC SECTORS, INCLUDING INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION, AGRI-
 CULTURE, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ENERGY PRODUCTION, INCLUDING:
   (I) AN ANALYSIS  OF  THE  ANTICIPATED  EMISSION  REDUCTIONS,  AND  THE
 ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS THEREOF, AS A RESULT OF EACH ACTION.
   (II) IDENTIFICATION OF THE ANTICIPATED LIFE-CYCLE IMPLICATIONS, CONSE-
 QUENCES,  BENEFITS  AND  COSTS  OF  IMPLEMENTING  EACH ACTION, INCLUDING
 IMPLICATIONS, CONSEQUENCES, BENEFITS AND COSTS TO NEW YORK STATE,  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTS,  BUSINESSES  AND  RESIDENTS  FROM  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  EACH
 ACTION.
   (D) ESTIMATED TIMELINES FOR CONSIDERING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH ACTIONS.
   (E) EXPLORATION OF VARIOUS RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY  EFFICIENCY
 DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS.
   (F) A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY NEW VEHICLES SOLD IN THE STATE TO BE POWERED
 BY  ELECTRICITY  GENERATED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES OR OTHERWISE TO
 BE FREE OF EMISSIONS.
   (G) PROPOSALS FOR NEW STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED IN THE STATE  TO  BE  NET
 ZERO EMISSION STRUCTURES.
   (H) TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE HEATING AND COOLING PROVIDED BY HEAT PUMPS
 POWERED  BY  RENEWABLE  ENERGY RESOURCES OR OTHER MEANS RESULTING IN NET
 ZERO EMISSIONS.
   3. SUCH STUDY SHALL BUILD  UPON  RELEVANT  EXPERTISE  ALREADY  AT  THE
 BOARD'S  DISPOSAL,  INCLUDING  ANALYSES COMPLETED FOR THE NEW YORK STATE
 CLEAN ENERGY STANDARD, THE NEW YORK STATE GREENHOUSE GAS  INVENTORY  AND
 PATHWAYS  ANALYSIS,  AND  OTHER  RENEWABLE  ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 POTENTIAL STUDIES CONDUCTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND
 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
   4.  THE  BOARD  MAY  CONTRACT  WITH  AN  INDEPENDENT AND COMPETITIVELY
 SELECTED CONTRACTOR TO UNDERTAKE SUCH STUDY.
   5. THE BOARD, AND ANY CONTRACTORS IT MAY  RETAIN  FOR  SUCH  PURPOSES,
 SHALL  CONSULT WITH ENTITIES THAT HAVE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO ASSIST
 IN SUCH STUDY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACADEMIC  PARTNERS,  ELEC-
 TRIC  CORPORATIONS,  ELECTRICITY  GENERATING  COMPANIES, TRADE ORGANIZA-
 TIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
   6. THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE A REPORT  ON  SUCH  STUDY'S  FINDINGS.  THE
 BOARD  SHALL  TRANSMIT SUCH REPORT ALONG WITH THE STUDY TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,  THE
 CHAIR  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  ENERGY  COMMITTEE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.
   7. THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY AND  THE  POWER  AUTHORITY  OF  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK ARE AUTHORIZED, AS DEEMED FEASIBLE AND ADVISABLE BY

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 THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS, TO MAKE A  VOLUNTARY  CONTRIBUTION  TOWARD  THE
 STUDY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.