Assembly Actions -
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S8628
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Services
2023-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes and directs the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and community protection act, as amended; directs the public service commission to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.
2023-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8628 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize and direct the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid PURPOSE: To produce a study on regulatory barriers to the deployment of energy interconnection processes in the state SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 authorizes the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes Section 2 directs the public service commission to submit a report on their findings to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, and tempo- rary president of the senate, along with any recommendations
2023-S8628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8628 I N S E N A T E February 22, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to authorize and direct the public service commission to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Study. The public service commission is authorized and directed to conduct a study on the regulatory barriers, if any, to the rapid deployment of energy interconnection processes in the state that shall include, but not be limited to, potential changes to the elec- trical grid to rapidly bring new renewable energy resources onto the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and community protection act, as amended. § 2. Report. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the public service commission shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate, a report assessing its findings under the study conducted pursuant to section one of this act, and any recommendations to rapidly bring new renewable energy resources onto the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals set out under the climate leadership and communi- ty protection act, as amended. § 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Energy interconnection process" means the process of integrating new sources of renewable energy resources, as defined by section 1-103 of the energy law, into the electrical grid. 2. "Electrical grid" means the network of electric plants and other electric generating facilities and equipment, and electricity trans- mission and distribution systems in the state. 3. "Renewable energy resources" shall have the same meaning as defined by section 1-103 of the energy law. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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