NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3575

Senate Bill S3575

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to energy and telecommunications
Jun 20, 2019	committed to rules
Mar 14, 2019	advanced to third reading
Mar 13, 2019	2nd report cal.
Mar 12, 2019	1st report cal.264
Feb 11, 2019	referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

- Mar 12, 2019 - Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote
  S3575
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote: Mar 12, 2019
      
      aye (6)
      
      Carlucci
      
      Harckham
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Metzger
      
      Parker
      
      nay (2)
      
      Funke
      
      Ortt
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Ritchie

2019-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1855-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S1785
2011-2012: S1066
2013-2014: S3128
2015-2016: S2563
2017-2018: S2358

2019-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the Energy Research and Development Authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state.

2019-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3575

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to directing the New York state energy research and development
authority to conduct a study related to a comprehensive energy plan for
the downstate region of the state

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: of the bill authorizes and directs NYSERDA to conduct a
comprehensive study to analyze the electricity and steam capacity and
Power distribution grid conditions in the downstate region of New York
State. Downstate is defined as the region located south of the Mill-
wood-South transmission interface (near the Rockland/Westchester
borders). Section one lists those items to be included in the study.

Paragraph two directs NYSERDA to submit a copy of the study to the
Governor and Legislature no later than January 1, 2018.

Paragraph three directs NYSERDA to develop an overall comprehensive
energy management plan, taking into account the results and findings of

the study.

Paragraph four directs NYSERDA to submit a copy of the management plan
to the Governor and Legislature no later September 1, 2018.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State residents and commercial businesses pay the highest elec-
tricity prices in the continental United States. New York City metro
residents pay the highest prices in the state. The metro region is
constrained from importing more electricity, in order to increase supply
and thereby lower prices, because the transmission system is fully
utilized. Unless and until new transmission lines are brought in from
outside the city, most of New York City's electricity needs (80%) must
be met with in-city generation.

According to the Independent System Operator, which runs the state's
electric grid, the state is dangerously close to being unable to meet
electric system reliability requirements with our current supply of
generation, and New York City will fall 67MW short of the electricity
needed for this upcoming summer peak season. Additionally, the State's
Energy Planning Board, whose function is to adopt a state energy plan
and rules and regulations to implement the plan, has expired.

Enactment of this legislation will provide an analysis of: current and
future downstate power needs; existing generating facilities; power grid
capacity; substation transformers; emergency generators; and water, land
use, traffic and noise impacts of power generation. The bill will serve
to identify, areas of over saturation of power facilities and an assess-
ment of alternatives.

The downstate energy management plan called for by this legislation will
allow New York City to have a comprehensive, long-range plan to meet its
energy needs.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017/18: S2358 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2015-16: S.2563A - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2013-14: S.3128 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2011-12: S.1068/A.1679 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2009-10: S.1785A/A.461A - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2007-08: S.1994/A.8668 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2006-07: 5.845 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S3575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3575
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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, in relation to directing the
   New  York state energy research and development authority to conduct a
   study related to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate  region
   of the state
 
   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 1855-a to read as follows:
   §  1855-A.  COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN.  1. THE AUTHORITY IS
 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO  CONDUCT  A  COMPREHENSIVE  STUDY  TO
 ANALYZE  THE  ELECTRICITY AND STEAM CAPACITY AND POWER DISTRIBUTION GRID
 CONDITIONS IN THE DOWNSTATE REGION OF THE STATE.  FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  "DOWNSTATE"  SHALL  BE DEFINED AS THAT REGION LOCATED SOUTH OF
 THE MILLWOOD - SOUTH TRANSMISSION INTERFACE.  SUCH STUDY SHALL  INCLUDE,
 BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  AN  ANALYSIS OF PROJECTED POWER NEEDS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF EXIST-
 ING:
   (I) GENERATING FACILITIES WITH A CAPACITY OF TWENTY MEGAWATTS OR MORE;
   (II) POWER GRID CAPACITY AND LOAD POCKETS;
   (III) NATURAL GAS AND OTHER FUEL SOURCE CAPACITY;
   (IV) SUBSTATION TRANSFORMERS; AND
   (V) EMERGENCY GENERATORS;
   (B) AN ANALYSIS OF FUTURE POWER NEEDS;
   (C) AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF GENERATING FACILITIES WITH A CAPAC-
 ITY OF TWENTY MEGAWATTS OR MORE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) EMISSIONS;
   (II) WATER IMPACTS;
   (III) LAND USE IMPACTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD09603-01-9

 S. 3575                             2
 
   (IV) TRAFFIC IMPACTS; AND
   (V) NOISE IMPACTS;
   (D) THE IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS OF OVERSATURATION OF POWER FACILITIES;
 AND
   (E) AN ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES, SUCH AS:
   (I) ENERGY EFFICIENCY;
   (II) LOAD CURTAILMENT;
   (III) CLEAN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION; AND
   (IV) CO-GENERATION.
   2.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF SUCH STUDY TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  THE
 CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  SENATE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE AND
 THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY ENERGY COMMITTEE NO LATER  THAN  JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY.
   3.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP  AN  OVERALL  COMPREHENSIVE
 ENERGY  MANAGEMENT PLAN.   SUCH PLAN SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RESULTS
 AND FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE  LIMITED
 TO THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) AN OUTLINE OF GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING POWER PLANTS;
   (B)  THE  RESEARCH OF POTENTIAL SITES FOR FUTURE POWER PLANT LOCATIONS
 THAT MEET THE GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  PARA-
 GRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND ARE NOT LOCATED IN AREAS OF OVERSATU-
 RATION;
   (C) AN IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING PLANTS THAT SHOULD BE  TARGETED  FOR
 RE-POWERING WITH MORE EFFICIENT GENERATORS; AND
   (D) A REQUIREMENT THAT AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS BE HELD WITHIN THE
 DOWNSTATE  REGION  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION WITHIN
 SIXTY DAYS OF THE PUBLICATION  OF  SUCH  MANAGEMENT  PLAN,  AND  PROVIDE
 ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITTEN TESTIMONY REGARDING SUCH PLAN.
   4.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF SUCH MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE
 GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF THE SENATE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
 COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY ENERGY COMMITTEE NO  LATER
 THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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