NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8415

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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Jan 29, 2024	referred to housing, construction and community development

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9626
Current Committee:: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §381, Exec L

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all municipalities with a population of five thousand or more to implement SolarAPP plus by January first, two thousand twenty-six, for features supporting residential building permits for solar photovoltaic systems, energy storage systems paired with a residential solar energy system, main electric panel upgrades, and main electric panel derates.

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8415

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to residential solar and
energy storage permitting

 
PURPOSE:

Provides building permits to residents immediately after submitting a
solar energy and storage system application.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends Subdivision 1 of Section 381 of the executive law to
implement SolarAPP plus which will provide an expedited building permit
for qualified residents. The New York State Energy Research and Develop-
ment Authority may also provide support to qualified municipalities.

Section 2: states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's rigorous climate goals include a mandate of 70 percent of the
state's electricity to be generated by renewable energy by 2023 and 100
percent zero-emissions electricity by 2040. Specifically related to
solar, the Climate Act requires 6,000 MW of distributed solar by 2025.
To meet these requirements, the state must continue to enact policies
that support these goals.

Delays and long timelines in the permitting for residential solar and
storage systems present a significant impediment to meeting New York's
clean energy goals. Across the United States, 11 percent of solar
projects are canceled, and installers cite the permitting process and
associated delays as the top reason for cancellations.  The National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a national laboratory of the U.S.
Department of Energy Office, has created and released SolarAPP+, which
is a free automated online portal that any jurisdiction can implement
locally to simplify the permitting process for residential solar and
storage system installations. By automating permitting with SolarAPP+,
homes receive permits as soon as the installer submits the application,
allowing solar to be installed that day.

By requiring certain municipalities to implement this software, local
permitting processes will be significantly expedited. This legislation
will make it faster, easier, and less expensive for local governments to
approve solar and storage systems. This will streamline the local
government approval process and will allow New Yorkers to install resi-
dential solar and storage systems much faster than ever before. This
bill is necessary to help New York meet its climate goals and will make
the transition to renewable energy easier and less expensive for every-
one.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8415
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to residential solar and
   energy storage permitting
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  381  of the executive law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph k to read as follows:
   K. (I) STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES REQUIRING:
   (A) ALL MUNICIPALITIES WITH A POPULATION OF FIVE THOUSAND OR  MORE  TO
 IMPLEMENT  SOLARAPP  PLUS BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, FOR
 FEATURES SUPPORTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS FOR SOLAR  PHOTOVOLTAIC
 SYSTEMS,  ENERGY  STORAGE SYSTEMS PAIRED WITH A RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY
 SYSTEM, MAIN ELECTRIC PANEL UPGRADES, AND MAIN ELECTRIC  PANEL  DERATES.
 THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  MAKE  AVAILABLE  STATE  OR FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE
 FINANCIAL OR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MUNICIPALITIES  IMPLEMENTING  SOLARAPP
 PLUS.
   (B)  A  MUNICIPALITY  TO  REPORT TO THE AUTHORITY ON OR BEFORE JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX CERTIFYING ITS COMPLIANCE WITH CLAUSE (A)
 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH. MUNICIPALITIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE  TIME-
 FRAMES  IN CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH MAY BE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
 OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY MAY, IN  ITS  SOLE
 DISCRETION,  CONDITION OR DENY A MUNICIPALITY DIRECT FUNDING FROM ANY OF
 ITS PROGRAMS IF IT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH. THE AUTHOR-
 ITY SHALL MAKE THE  STATUS  OF  A  MUNICIPALITY'S  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
   (II)  AS  USED  IN  THIS PARAGRAPH, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "AUTHORITY" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND  DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY.
   (B)  "RESIDENTIAL  ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM" MEANS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
 TECHNOLOGY, LOCATED BEHIND A CUSTOMER'S RESIDENTIAL UTILITY METER,  THAT
 IS  CAPABLE  OF  ABSORBING ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM A CO-LOCATED ELEC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14160-01-4
 S. 8415                             2
 
 TRICITY GENERATOR OR FROM THE ELECTRICAL GRID, STORING IT FOR  A  PERIOD
 OF TIME, AND THEREAFTER DISCHARGING IT TO MEET THE ENERGY OR POWER NEEDS
 OF THE HOST CUSTOMER OR FOR EXPORT.
   (C) "RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM" MEANS ANY CONFIGURATION OF SOLAR
 ENERGY  DEVICES  THAT  COLLECTS  AND  DISTRIBUTES  SOLAR  ENERGY FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY AND  THAT  HAS  A  SINGLE  RESIDENTIAL
 INTERCONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRICAL GRID.
   (D)  "SOLARAPP  PLUS"  MEANS  THE  MOST  RECENT VERSION OF A WEB-BASED
 PORTAL, DEVELOPED BY THE  NATIONAL  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  LABORATORY,  THAT
 AUTOMATES  PLAN  REVIEW,  PRODUCES  CODE-COMPLIANT APPROVALS, AND ISSUES
 PERMITS FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S8415

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Pete Harckham

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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