Senate Bill S8200

                            
 
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                                   8200
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 15, 2020
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 and the energy law, in
   relation to creating a revolving loan fund through the New York  state
   energy  research and development authority for the purpose of building
   renewable solar energy systems scaled to  function  as  microgrids  to
   power housing owned by the New York city housing authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "NYCHA
 solar microgrids development and revolving loan act".
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1879-a to read as follows:
   § 1879-A. NYCHA SOLAR MICROGRID  LOAN.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING LOAN FUND IN ORDER TO
 PROVIDE ZERO-PERCENT INTEREST LOANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION  AND  INSTALLA-
 TION  OF RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS SCALED TO FUNCTION AS MICROGRIDS
 FOR HOUSING OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. SUCH MICROGRID
 SYSTEMS FUNDED THROUGH THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH  CONSIDER-
 ATION  GIVEN  TO  INCREASING  THE  DEMAND  FOR ELECTRICITY CAUSED BY THE
 ADOPTION OF "BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION" POLICIES PROPOSED  PURSUANT  TO
 THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT. SUCH LOANS SHALL BE
 FUNDED  FROM  MONEYS  MADE  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATIONS BY THE
 AUTHORITY, AND OTHER SOURCES INCLUDING FUNDS FROM  THE  REGIONAL  GREEN-
 HOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI).
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR ORDERS BY THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION, INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES SUBJECT TO REGULATION UNDER
 THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW MAY CONSTRUCT, MANAGE OR OWN THE  SOLAR  PROJECTS
 AND BATTERY OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FUNDED THROUGH THE LOANS
 DEVELOPED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR ORDERS BY THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION, IF EXCESS ENERGY IS GENERATED THROUGH  THE  SYSTEMS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD16122-02-0

 S. 8200                             2
 
 THIS EXCESS ENERGY GENERATED MAY BE SOLD TO NEW YORK CITY AT THE AVOIDED
 COST OF GENERATION.
   § 3. Section 6-104 of the energy law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  THE  STATE  ENERGY  PLAN  SHALL  INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR ALLOWING A
 SURCHARGE OF UP TO TWO PERCENT ON ENERGY BILLS, FOR THE  NEW  YORK  CITY
 HOUSING  AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS OR REPAY LOANS TO THE NEW YORK STATE
 ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF MICRO-
 GRIDS AS UTILITY SCALE RENEWABLES FOR HOUSING OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY
 HOUSING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO  SECTION EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-NINE-A
 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.