Assembly Bill A3266

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3266 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8240
2015-2016: A2107
2017-2018: A4252
2019-2020: A1285
2021-2022: A60

2023-A3266 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities; provides for the determination of credits of subscribers to such facilities.

2023-A3266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3266
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to shared  renewable
   energy facilities
 
   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. SHARED RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "SHARED RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY" MEANS RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOL-
 OGY THAT IS OWNED OR DEVELOPED BY AN ENTITY OTHER THAN A PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY  OR  AN  ELECTRIC  DISTRIBUTION  COMPANY  AND  THAT  IS MANUFACTURED,
 INSTALLED, AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  APPLICABLE  GOVERNMENT  AND
 INDUSTRY  STANDARDS;  THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND OPER-
 ATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION'S  TRANSMISSION  AND
 DISTRIBUTION  FACILITIES; THAT IS OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY STAND-
 ARDS AND REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION;  AND  WHERE  ELEC-
 TRICITY  GENERATED BY THE FACILITY IS CREDITED TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE
 FACILITY. A SHARED RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY:
   (I) SHALL UTILIZE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING RENEWABLE  ENERGY  TECHNOLOGIES
 AS DEFINED BY SECTIONS SIXTY-SIX-J AND SIXTY-SIX-L OF THIS ARTICLE:  (A)
 SOLAR  ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT; (B) FARM WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING
 EQUIPMENT; (C) FUEL CELL ELECTRIC GENERATING  EQUIPMENT;  (D)  MICRO-HY-
 DROELECTRIC  GENERATING  EQUIPMENT;  AND  (E)  WIND  ELECTRIC GENERATING
 EQUIPMENT;
   (II) SHALL HAVE AT LEAST TWO SUBSCRIBERS; AND
   (III) SHALL HAVE A RATED CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND  KILO-
 WATTS,  AND THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE MAXIMUM
 RATED CAPACITY THRESHOLDS FOR SHARED RENEWABLE ENERGY  FACILITIES  BASED
 UPON  AN  EVALUATION  AND FINDING OF PUBLIC INTEREST, AS DETERMINED BY A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07693-01-3
              

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