Assembly Bill A8058

                            
 
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                                   8058
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Energy
 
 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  and energy storage 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
 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  MICROGRID  LOAN PROGRAM. 1. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING LOAN FUND IN  ORDER  TO
 PROVIDE ZERO-PERCENT INTEREST LOANS TO THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHOR-
 ITY  TO  FINANCE  ENERGY  SERVICES  FROM RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS,
 BATTERY OR OTHER ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGY  STORAGE  SYSTEMS  AND/OR  ANY
 OTHER  RENEWABLE GENERATION SYSTEMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF
 THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING ANY  STATE  CLEAN
 ENERGY  STANDARD,  ALL OF WHICH ARE SCALED TO FUNCTION AS MICROGRIDS FOR
 HOUSING OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY,  IN
 COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, SHALL ISSUE A COMPETITIVE
 REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  FROM PROJECT DEVELOPERS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
 COST OF SERVICE RATEMAKING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF  THE
 RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, BATTERY OR OTHER ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLO-
 GY  STORAGE  SYSTEMS  AND/OR  ANY  OTHER RENEWABLE GENERATION SYSTEMS AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW THAT ARE SCALED
 TO FUNCTION AS MICROGRIDS FOR NEW YORK CITY HOUSING  AUTHORITY  HOUSING.
 SUCH  MICROGRID SYSTEMS FUNDED THROUGH THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED
 WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO INCREASING THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY CAUSED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 BY THE ADOPTION OF "BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION" POLICIES PROPOSED PURSU-
 ANT 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.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR ORDERS BY THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION TO  THE  CONTRARY,  IF  EXCESS  ENERGY  IS  GENERATED
 THROUGH  THE  SYSTEMS,  THIS EXCESS ENERGY GENERATED MAY BE SOLD BACK TO
 THE GRID.
   § 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 RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, BATTERY OR OTHER ZERO EMISSION
 TECHNOLOGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND/OR ANY OTHER RENEWABLE GENERATION SYSTEMS
 AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW FOR  HOUSING
 OWNED  BY THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO  SECTION EIGH-
 TEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   § 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  as  deemed
 feasible  and advisable by its trustees, the New York power authority is
 authorized and directed to utilize  a  portion  of  its  net  income  to
 support  the  restoration of electricity, heat and hot water services to
 tenants of the New York city housing authority  and  to  provide  energy
 services,  including  but  not  limited  to electricity, heating, venti-
 lation, cooling, steam or hot water, to such tenants pursuant to  energy
 performance  contracts,  as defined by subdivision four of section 9-102
 of the energy law, through a competitive procurement process.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.