Assembly Bill A2398

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to developing microgrids in preparation for extreme weather events and other risks to public security

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A2398 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L; add §1020-nn, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6760

2023-A2398 - Summary

Establishes a program to develop microgrids that are capable of providing an uninterrupted supply of power to one or more community outage assets through an extended electric distribution outage.

2023-A2398 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2398
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to developing microgrids in preparation for extreme weath-
   er events and other risks to public security

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-u to read as follows:
   § 66-U. MICROGRID DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION:
   (A) "COMMUNITY OUTAGE ASSET" MEANS A PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  ENTITY  THAT
 PROVIDES  CRITICAL  SERVICES  TO  THE PUBLIC DURING AN EXTENDED ELECTRIC
 DISTRIBUTION OUTAGE. COMMUNITY OUTAGE ASSETS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT
 LIMITED  TO:    TELECOMMUNICATIONS  PROVIDERS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES,
 LARGE RETAIL STORES, SUPERMARKETS, GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES,  DATA  CENTERS,
 TRANSPORTATION  SYSTEMS,  FINANCIAL  INSTITUTIONS,  GAS STATIONS, EDUCA-
 TIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LARGE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING,  WASTEWATER
 TREATMENT  FACILITIES,  COMMUNITY  CENTERS AND OTHER CUSTOMERS DEEMED BY
 THE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE TO THE  PUBLIC  THAT  WOULD
 PROMOTE  OR  ENHANCE  HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING AN OUTAGE OF THE ELECTRIC
 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM;
   (B) "EXTENDED ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION OUTAGE" MEANS A TOTAL  OR  PARTIAL
 OUTAGE  OF  AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES
 FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OR LONGER;
   (C) "UNINTERRUPTED" MEANS THAT THE OUTPUT OF THE MICROGRID  SYSTEM  IS
 DELIVERED  TO  THE  END-USE  CUSTOMER  THROUGHOUT  AN  EXTENDED ELECTRIC
 DISTRIBUTION OUTAGE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MOMENTARY INTERRUPTIONS ASSO-
 CIATED WITH TRANSITIONS TO AND FROM  GRID  PARALLEL  AND  GRID  ISLANDED
 OPERATIONS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03871-01-3
 A. 2398                             2
              

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2023-A2398A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L; add §1020-nn, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6760

2023-A2398A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a program to develop microgrids that are capable of providing an uninterrupted supply of power to one or more community outage assets through an extended electric distribution outage.

2023-A2398A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2398--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Energy -- reported and referred to the  Committee  on
   Ways  and  Means  -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public  authorities  law,
   in relation to developing microgrids in preparation for extreme weath-
   er events and other risks to public security
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-x to read as follows:
   § 66-X. MICROGRID DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION:
   (A)  "COMMUNITY  OUTAGE  ASSET"  MEANS A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY THAT
 PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC  DURING  AN  EXTENDED  ELECTRIC
 DISTRIBUTION  OUTAGE. COMMUNITY OUTAGE ASSETS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT
 LIMITED TO:   TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS,  HOSPITALS,  NURSING  HOMES,
 LARGE  RETAIL  STORES,  SUPERMARKETS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, DATA CENTERS,
 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL  INSTITUTIONS,  GAS  STATIONS,  EDUCA-
 TIONAL  INSTITUTIONS, LARGE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, WASTEWATER
 TREATMENT FACILITIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND OTHER  CUSTOMERS  DEEMED  BY
 THE  COMMISSION  TO  PROVIDE A CRITICAL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD
 PROMOTE OR ENHANCE HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING AN OUTAGE  OF  THE  ELECTRIC
 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM;
   (B)  "EXTENDED  ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION OUTAGE" MEANS A TOTAL OR PARTIAL
 OUTAGE OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM  THAT  CONTINUES
 FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OR LONGER;
   (C)  "UNINTERRUPTED"  MEANS THAT THE OUTPUT OF THE MICROGRID SYSTEM IS
 DELIVERED TO  THE  END-USE  CUSTOMER  THROUGHOUT  AN  EXTENDED  ELECTRIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03871-03-4
              

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