The New York State Senate

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                                  10094

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 10, 2020
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
  New York state energy research and development authority to study  and
  make  recommendations  regarding  siting renewable energy resources at
  decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites; and  directs  the
  New  York  state  energy research and development authority to issue a
  request for proposal in support of a renewable  energy  project  at  a
  dormant electric generating site

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1884 to read as follows:
  §  1884.  REPORT; ENERGY STORAGE AT DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC
GENERATING SITES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES" SHALL MEAN  RESOURCES  THAT  GENERATE
ELECTRICITY OR THERMAL ENERGY THROUGH THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLO-
GIES:  SOLAR  THERMAL,  PHOTOVOLTAICS, ON LAND AND OFFSHORE WIND, HYDRO-
ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC,  GEOTHERMAL  GROUND  SOURCE  HEAT,  TIDAL
ENERGY, WAVE ENERGY, OCEAN THERMAL, AND FUEL CELLS.
  (B)  "ENERGY  STORAGE" SHALL MEAN SYSTEMS THAT STORE ELECTRICITY, THAT
WAS GENERATED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, THROUGH MECHANICAL,  CHEMI-
CAL, OR THERMAL PROCESSES FOR USE AT A LATER TIME.
  2.  (A)  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  HEREBY  DIRECTED  TO PREPARE A REPORT, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND EMPIRE STATE  DEVEL-
OPMENT  CORPORATION, CONTAINING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SITING RENEWA-
BLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE  AT  DECOMMISSIONED  OR  DORMANT
ELECTRIC GENERATING SITES.
  (B) THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (I) A SURVEY OF DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING SITES IN
THE STATE;
  (II)  AN  IDENTIFICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
AT DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING SITES;

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

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  (III) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES OF
REPOWERING DORMANT ELECTRIC  GENERATING  SITES  WITH  RENEWABLE  ENERGY,
INCLUDING IMPACTS TO THE LOCAL TAX BASE AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT;
  (IV) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS ON ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY;
  (V)  AN  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  SITING  PROCESS IN CONVERTING BROWNFIELD
LOCATIONS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY  RESOURCE  AND  ENERGY  STORAGE  PROJECTS,
INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS; AND
  (VI) RECOMMENDATIONS TO FURTHER DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND
ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS AT DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING
SITES.
  3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE  AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  § 2. The New York state energy research and development  authority  is
directed  to establish the "repowering with renewable energy" program to
develop renewable energy resources and energy storage at  decommissioned
and dormant electric generating facilities.
  1. After the completion of the report established pursuant to subdivi-
sion  two  of  section 1884 of the public authorities law, the authority
shall issue a request for proposal through the New York green bank for a
repowering with renewable energy project at the Lovett  Power  Plant  in
Rockland  county  (Lovett).  Such  solicitation  shall leverage existing
state programs to attract competitive private investment in the program.
  2. After the selection of a successful bid  for  the  repowering  with
renewable energy project at Lovett, the authority shall, as appropriate,
open solicitations for additional repowering projects in the state.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.