Senate Bill S8587

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the resiliency rebate program to provide rebates to eligible resiliency facilities installed at any critical facility or residential facility

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 10, 2018	referred to energy and telecommunications

2017-S8587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A11289
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§1884 & 1020-mm, Pub Auth L

2017-S8587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the resiliency rebate program to provide rebates to eligible resiliency facilities installed at any critical facility or residential facility.

2017-S8587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8587

SPONSOR: GRIFFO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to establishing the resiliency rebate program

 
PURPOSE:

To provide residential and critical facilities with access to emis-
sions-free backup generation.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Legislative intent

Section 2: Directs NYSERDA to create the resiliency rebate program and
the mobile energy storage pilot program.

Section 3: Directs the Long Island Power Authority to coordinate with
NYSERDA to create the resiliency rebate program and mobile energy stor-
age pilot program.

Section 4: Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The threat of interruptions of electric supply in centralized gener-
ation, transmission, and distribution due to disasters and other emer-
gencies make distributed resources, including energy storage systems, an
important part of a robust, resilient electric grid.

In recent history, New York has been subject to a variety of man-made
and natural disasters resulting in significant power outages. The brutal
terrorist attacks on 9/11, Hurricane Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and the
recent nor'easters all resulted in substantial and sustained power
outages. Hurricane Irene left nearly one million homes without power and
brought the state to a virtual stand-still. Superstorm Sandy caused more
than two million people across the state to lose power and the most
recent nor'easters caused hundreds of thousands outages from the Hudson
Valley to Long Island. These disasters left customers without power for
days (and weeks in some instances) having substantial fiscal and securi-
ty implications for the state. New York must protect its residents from
similar future devastation.

Hurricanes Irma and Maria also struck Puerto Rico with devastating
force, causing mass destruction to the island's energy, transportation,
and other critical infrastructure. Damage to the island's electric
system and other infrastructure is not anticipated to be fully fixed for
years, leaving Puerto Ricans without essential services and creating a
humanitarian crisis.

The implications of prolonged power outages are exacerbated for vulner-
able populations such as the disabled and elderly. In the days and weeks
following the storms in Puerto Rico, many people died because of an
inability to make emergency calls to first responders, temperature-cont-
rolled medicines going bad, and the failure of oxygen tanks.

Furthermore, prolonged outages adversely impact essential first respon-
ders like nurses, firefighters, and police officers who keep our commu-
nities healthy and safe. To act rapidly and help others in need, New
York's first responders deserve the peace of mind that their families
are protected and have reliable power in times of crisis.

This legislation will provide rebates to offset a portion of the costs
to purchase or lease certain electric generating equipment capable of
providing backup power supplies in times of grid outages. It will ensure
New York is prepared to withstand future natural and man-made disasters
by providing access to clean and reliable backup power to protect the
state's residents and critical facilities from similar devastating
impacts. The rebate program will help maintain critical loads at the
homes of New Yorkers, including vulnerable populations, and critical
facilities during a grid outage.

In addition to providing essential backup power, this legislation
contemplates the benefits that energy storage can provide to the grid.
Energy storage systems can efficiently solve issues related to the
timing mismatch between energy supply and demand. By absorbing and stor-
ing energy resources, storage systems are able to reduce demand for peak
hours, further enhancing the resilience and reliability of the electric
grid. Renewable energy can be available continuously, resulting in a
reduced need for baseload generation and replacement power for the
closure of facilities like Indian Point.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

2017-S8587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8587
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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, in relation to establishing
   the resiliency rebate program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby declares that it
 shall  be the policy of the state of New York to be prepared for natural
 disasters, man-made disasters, and other emergencies by  making  invest-
 ments  to  ensure  that  critical  facilities and residential facilities
 impacted by electrical outages  are  able  to  maintain  critical  loads
 during  grid  outages  due  to natural disasters, man-made disasters and
 other emergencies.
   The legislature further declares that it shall be the policy  of  this
 state  to  ensure  that New York's residents and critical facilities are
 prepared to withstand natural disasters, man-made disasters,  and  other
 emergencies  by  investing  in  resiliency  infrastructure that provides
 reliable and clean backup power.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 1884 to read as follows:
   §  1884.  RESILIENCY  REBATE PROGRAM. 1. DEFINITIONS.  AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CRITICAL FACILITY" MEANS POLICE STATIONS, FIRE  STATIONS,  HOSPI-
 TALS, NURSING HOMES, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, AND SUCH OTHER CRITICAL INFRAS-
 TRUCTURE THAT MAY BE DESIGNATED AS SUCH BY THE GOVERNOR.
   (B) "ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITY" MEANS A RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATING
 SYSTEM THAT IS:
   (I)  INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY OF A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OR A CRITICAL
 FACILITY;
   (II) SIZED TO POWER AT LEAST FIFTY  PERCENT  BUT  NOT  MORE  THAN  ONE
 HUNDRED  TEN  PERCENT OF THE RESIDENTS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANNUAL
 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS;

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

                                                            LBD15864-01-8

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   (III) CAPABLE OF ISOLATING FROM THE ELECTRIC GRID AND OPERATING  INDE-
 PENDENTLY DURING PERIODS OF ELECTRICAL OUTAGES;
   (IV) NOT OWNED BY AN ELECTRIC UTILITY; AND
   (V) ANNUALLY PROVIDES TO THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
 OPMENT  AUTHORITY  CYCLE  DATA  VERIFYING THAT THE SYSTEM PERFORMED GRID
 SERVICES BY DISCHARGING AT  LEAST  TWENTY-SIX  FULL  CYCLE  EQUIVALENTS,
 EVIDENCING A BENEFIT TO THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM.
   (C)  "GRID SERVICES" MEANS THE CAPACITY OR ANCILLARY SERVICES OR TIME-
 VARYING DISPATCH OF ENERGY PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE  RESILIENCY  FACILITY
 TO  THE  ELECTRIC  DISTRIBUTION GRID THAT ARE DISTINCT FROM THE SERVICES
 PROVIDED BY THE ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITY TO THE RESILIENCY  FACILITY
 USER.
   (D)  "MOBILE  ENERGY  STORAGE  DEVICE"  MEANS AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
 POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT IS:
   (I) NOT PERMANENTLY AFFIXED OR INTERCONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC GRID;
   (II) CAPABLE OF INTERCONNECTING TO THE ELECTRIC GRID OR NOT  INTERCON-
 NECTING  WITH THE ELECTRIC GRID BUT OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY DURING PERI-
 ODS OF ELECTRICAL OUTAGES AT THE LOCATION TO WHICH IT IS DEPLOYED;
   (III) SIZED TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT AT A  REASONABLE  LEVEL
 TO SERVE COMMUNITY OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS; AND
   (IV) NOT OWNED BY AN ELECTRIC UTILITY.
   (E) "RESIDENTIAL FACILITY" MEANS A SINGLE OR MULTI-FAMILY HOME.
   (F) "RESILIENCY FACILITY OWNER" MEANS THE PERSON, INDIVIDUAL, PARTNER-
 SHIP,  CORPORATION,  ASSOCIATION, OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATION THAT
 HOLDS LEGAL TITLE TO AN ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITY.
   (G) "RESILIENCY FACILITY USER" MEANS THE REAL PROPERTY OWNER,  OR  THE
 REAL  PROPERTY OWNER'S LESSEES OR TENANTS, WHOM THE ENERGY SERVICES FROM
 AN ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITY ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED TO BENEFIT.
   (H) "RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM" MEANS AN ELECTRIC  GENERATING
 FACILITY  FOR  WHICH  THE  PRIMARY  FUEL  SOURCE  IS  A RENEWABLE ENERGY
 RESOURCE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION 1-103 OF THE ENERGY
 LAW AND INCLUDES AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY  STORAGE  DEVICE  INSTALLED  AS  A
 COMPONENT  OF  THE  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  FACILITY  OR  INTEGRATED AFTER
 INSTALLATION OF THE ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY.
   (I) "ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE" MEANS A SYSTEM  THAT  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;  OR  (II) USE MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL, OR THERMAL PROCESSES TO
 STORE ENERGY GENERATED FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES FOR USE AT A LATER TIME.
   2. RESILIENCY REBATE PROGRAM. (A) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A  RESI-
 LIENCY  REBATE  PROGRAM THAT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE
 ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN A  MANNER  CONSISTENT  WITH
 THIS CHAPTER.
   (B)  THE  RESILIENCY REBATE PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY
 FACILITIES INSTALLED AT ANY CRITICAL FACILITY  OR  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITY
 LOCATED IN THE STATE.
   (C) TO IMPLEMENT THE RESILIENCY REBATE PROGRAM, THE AUTHORITY SHALL:
   (I)  FUND REBATES FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE AND INSTALLATION OF ELIGI-
 BLE RESILIENCY FACILITIES ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THIS SECTION;
   (II) ALLOCATE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE FUNDING  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 REBATES  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  TO LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME
 HOUSEHOLDS AS DEFINED IN THE AUTHORITY'S CLEAN ENERGY  FUND  IMPLEMENTA-
 TION PLAN.
   (III)  PREPARE  ANY  FORMS  THAT  MAY  BE NECESSARY FOR THE RESILIENCY
 FACILITY OWNER TO CLAIM A RESILIENCY REBATE;

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   (IV) ESTABLISH ON ITS WEBSITE AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE  THAT  INCLUDES  A
 LIST OF PROVIDERS OF ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITIES; AND
   (V)  ESTABLISH GUIDELINES NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT  OF  ANY  PROCEDURES  NECESSARY  TO
 ALLOW RESILIENCY FACILITY OWNERS TO SECURE THE REBATE.
   (D)  A RESILIENCY FACILITY OWNER MAY APPLY TO THE AUTHORITY TO CLAIM A
 ONE-TIME REBATE PER ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITY.
   (E) A RESILIENCY FACILITY OWNER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  RECEIVE  REBATES
 FOR ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
 PER  KWH  OF  THE  ELECTRICAL  ENERGY  STORAGE DEVICE INSTALLED WITH THE
 RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM OR INTEGRATED AFTER  INSTALLATION  OF
 THE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM, BUT NOT MORE THAN:
   (I) FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER RESILIENCY FACILITY USER OF
 A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME;
   (II)  FIFTY  THOUSAND DOLLARS PER RESILIENCY FACILITY USER OF A MULTI-
 FAMILY HOME; OR
   (III) FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER RESILIENCY FACILITY USER OF  A  CRIT-
 ICAL FACILITY.
   (F) THE REBATE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE RESILIENCY FACILI-
 TIES  FIRST  PLACED  IN SERVICE AFTER JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
 TEEN.
   3. MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE PILOT PROGRAM. (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH A MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE PILOT PROGRAM TO AWARD FUNDING  FOR  MOBILE
 ENERGY  STORAGE DEVICES CAPABLE OF BEING DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY
 TO ANY PARTICULAR LOCATION IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE.
   (B) THE AUTHORITY SHALL INCREASE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR MOBILE ENERGY
 STORAGE DEVICES FOR THOSE DEVICES THAT CAN PROVIDE  GRID  SERVICES  WHEN
 NOT DEPLOYED FOR ELECTRICAL OUTAGE WORK.
   (C)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH THE MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE
 PILOT PROGRAM BY OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN.
   § 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 1020-mm to read as follows:
   §  1020-MM.  RESILIENCY REBATE PROGRAM AND MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE PILOT
 PROGRAM. THE AUTHORITY SHALL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE NEW  YORK  ENERGY
 RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY,  ESTABLISH  THE RESILIENCY REBATE
 PROGRAM AND THE MOBILE ENERGY STORAGE PILOT PROGRAM  AS  SET  FORTH  AND
 DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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