Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 26, 2018 |
print number 1540a |
Feb 26, 2018 |
amend and recommit to energy |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to energy |
Jan 12, 2017 |
referred to energy |
Assembly Bill A1540A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JENNE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
Pamela J. Hunter
multi-Sponsors
William Magee
2017-A1540 - Details
2017-A1540 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1540 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JENNE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to long-term contracts for renewable energy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-o to read as follows: § 66-O. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN- INGS: (A) "ELIGIBLE RESOURCE" MEANS A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION THAT: (I) GENERATES POWER THAT IS WITHIN OR DELIVERED TO THE CONTROL REGION OF THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR; (II) IS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE; AND (III) DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH THE STATE. (B) "RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION 1-103 OF THE ENERGY LAW. (C) "RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT" MEANS A TRADABLE INSTRUMENT THAT REPRES- ENTS AN AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM ELIGIBLE RESOURCES OR RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES. (D) "LONG-TERM CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT WITH AN ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO TWENTY YEARS. 2. COMMISSION AUTHORITY. THE COMMISSION MAY DIRECT ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATIONS TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY, CAPACITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS WITH ELIGIBLE RESOURCES. AT A MINIMUM, THE COMMISSION SHALL PROCURE TWO PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ANNUAL RETAIL ELEC- TRICITY LOAD BY TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, FOUR PERCENT BY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND SIX PERCENT BY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO. 3. PRIORITY OF LONG-TERM CONTRACTS. IN SELECTING ENERGY, CAPACITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS FOR CONTRACTING PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
Pamela J. Hunter
multi-Sponsors
William Magee
2017-A1540A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A1540A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1540--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JENNE, FAHY, HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to long-term contracts for renewable energy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-p to read as follows: § 66-P. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN- INGS: (A) "ELIGIBLE RESOURCE" MEANS A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL GENERATION THAT: (I) GENERATES POWER THAT IS WITHIN OR DELIVERED TO THE CONTROL REGION OF THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR; (II) IS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE; AND (III) DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A LONG-TERM CONTRACT WITH THE STATE. (B) "RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION 1-103 OF THE ENERGY LAW. (C) "RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT" MEANS A TRADABLE INSTRUMENT THAT REPRES- ENTS AN AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM ELIGIBLE RESOURCES OR RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES. (D) "LONG-TERM CONTRACT" MEANS A CONTRACT WITH AN ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO TWENTY YEARS. 2. COMMISSION AUTHORITY. THE COMMISSION MAY DIRECT ELECTRIC AND GAS CORPORATIONS TO ENTER INTO LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY, CAPACITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS WITH ELIGIBLE RESOURCES. AT A MINIMUM, THE COMMISSION SHALL PROCURE TWO PERCENT OF THE STATE'S ANNUAL RETAIL ELEC- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02548-03-8
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