Maintains the continued viability of the state's existing biomass facility which is located within a military installation by deeming such facility a renewable energy system within the renewable energy program established by the public service commission by its order adopting or modifying the clean energy standard.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Energy
AN ACT to maintain the continued viability of the state's existing biom-
ass facility which is located within a military installation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby
finds and determines that:
Since the inception of New York's renewable energy policy, beginning
with the Public Service Commission's order approving the Renewable Port-
folio Standard (RPS) in 2004, biomass has been considered a renewable
resource and has been helping New York advance towards its renewable
energy targets for nearly two decades;
To date, New York's renewable energy programs have supported two biom-
ass projects totaling 69.3 megawatts;
To further promote and incentivize the development of renewable ener-
gy, New York state recently adopted the Climate Leadership and Community
Protection Act (CLCPA), which, among other things, mandates that, by
2030, 70% of electricity consumed in the state will come from renewable
energy systems and 100% of such electricity be zero-emitting by 2040;
Unlike the state's previous programs, the CLCPA excluded bioenergy
from the definition of "renewable energy systems," thus eliminating
financial program support for biomass facilities upon expiration of
existing contracts;
Today, while the Climate Action Council, as established by the CLCPA,
continues to debate the role of bioenergy in New York's policies, New
York's last remaining utility-scale biomass facility, located within a
military installation, faces closure in 2023 upon expiration of the
current Renewable Energy Credit (REC) contract with the New York State
Energy Research and Development Authority;
In addition to the environmental benefits of biomass that have been
repeatedly proven since the establishment of the RPS in 2004, New York's
single biomass facility located within a military installation provides
100% of Fort Drum's electricity, providing energy security and resilien-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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