S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6327--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 14, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the environmental conservation
law, in relation to establishing new targets for offshore wind elec-
tricity generation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 94-c of the exec-
utive law, as added by section 4 of part JJJ of chapter 58 of the laws
of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
(b) "CLCPA targets" shall mean the public policies established in the
climate leadership and community protection act enacted in chapter one
hundred six of the laws of two thousand nineteen, including the require-
ment that a minimum of seventy percent of the statewide electric gener-
ation be produced by renewable energy systems by two thousand thirty,
that by the year two thousand forty the statewide electrical demand
system will generate zero emissions and the procurement of at least
[nine gigawatts] NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED MEGAWATTS of offshore wind
electricity generation by two thousand thirty-five, AT LEAST FIFTEEN
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION
BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY, AT LEAST EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE
WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE AND AT LEAST
TWENTY THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO
THOUSAND FIFTY, six gigawatts of photovoltaic solar generation by two
thousand twenty-five and to support three gigawatts of statewide energy
storage capacity by two thousand thirty.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 13 of section 75-0103 of the envi-
ronmental conservation law, as added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2019,
is amended to read as follows:
e. Measures to achieve six gigawatts of distributed solar energy
capacity installed in the state by two thousand twenty-five, nine [giga-
watts] THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED MEGAWATTS of offshore wind capacity
installed by two thousand thirty-five, AT LEAST FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO THOU-
SAND FORTY, AT LEAST EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE AND AT LEAST TWEN-
TY THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO
THOUSAND FIFTY, a statewide energy efficiency goal of one hundred eight-
y-five trillion British thermal units energy reduction from the two
thousand twenty-five forecast; and three gigawatts of statewide energy
storage capacity by two thousand thirty.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 94-c of the executive law, made by section one
of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.