Senate Bill S5190

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the energy storage deployment program

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6571 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5190 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6571
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §74, Pub Serv L; ren §§1020-ii - 1020-kk to be §§1020-jj - 1020-ll, add §1020-ii, amd §1020-s, Pub Auth L

2017-S5190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the energy storage deployment program to encourage the installation of qualified energy storage systems; relates to commercially available technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter dispatching the energy.

2017-S5190 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5190
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
   nications
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to establishing the energy storage deployment program

   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
 74 to read as follows:
   § 74. ENERGY STORAGE DEPLOYMENT  PROGRAM.  1.  (A)  AS  USED  IN  THIS
 SECTION "QUALIFIED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN COMMERCIALLY AVAIL-
 ABLE  TECHNOLOGY  THAT  IS CAPABLE OF ABSORBING ENERGY, STORING IT FOR A
 PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEREAFTER DISPATCHING THE ENERGY. A QUALIFIED ENER-
 GY STORAGE SYSTEM SHALL BE COST-EFFECTIVE AND EITHER  ASSIST  THE  INTE-
 GRATION  OF  VARIABLE  ENERGY  RESOURCES, REDUCE EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE
 GASES, REDUCE DEMAND FOR PEAK ELECTRICAL GENERATION, DEFER OR SUBSTITUTE
 FOR AN INVESTMENT IN GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, OR  DISTRIBUTION  ASSETS,
 OR  IMPROVE  THE  RELIABLE  OPERATION  OF THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OR
 DISTRIBUTION GRID.
   (B) A QUALIFIED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM SHALL DO  ONE  OR  MORE  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING:  (I)  USE MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL, OR THERMAL PROCESSES TO STORE
 ENERGY THAT WAS GENERATED AT ONE TIME FOR USE  AT  A  LATER  TIME;  (II)
 STORE  THERMAL  ENERGY  FOR DIRECT USE FOR HEATING OR COOLING AT A LATER
 TIME IN A MANNER THAT AVOIDS THE NEED TO USE ELECTRICITY AT  THAT  LATER
 TIME;  (III)  USE  MECHANICAL,  CHEMICAL,  OR THERMAL PROCESSES TO STORE
 ENERGY GENERATED FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES FOR USE AT A  LATER  TIME;  OR
 (IV)  USE  MECHANICAL,  CHEMICAL,  OR  THERMAL PROCESSES TO STORE ENERGY
 GENERATED FROM MECHANICAL PROCESSES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE  WASTED  FOR
 DELIVERY AT A LATER TIME.
   2.  WITHIN  NINETY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COMMISSION SHALL COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO ESTABLISH THE  ENERGY  STORAGE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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