Assembly Bill A4127A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A4127 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1227
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10365, S8628

2025-A4127 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals; directs the department of public service to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.

2025-A4127 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4127
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 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:
   (a) Potential changes to the interconnection process 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;
   (b)  The  state's  ability  to  comply  with  goals established in the
 climate leadership  and  community  protection  act,  as  amended,  with
 current  energy  interconnection process timelines, including the effect
 of recent reforms by the New York Independent System  Operator  and  any
 additional anticipated reforms;
   (c) The experience of other interconnection systems using "Connect and
 Manage" or other alternative connection agreements in terms of the speed
 of resource deployments and electrical grid reliability;
   (d)  The  extent  to  which the studies and network upgrades currently
 required for Energy Resource Interconnection Service projects in the New
 York Independent System Operator go beyond the minimal  set  of  studies
 and  network  upgrades  needed  to  safely operate the system with a new
 resource, in comparison to the United Kingdom's Enabling Works approach;
   (e) Whether it is possible to identify more efficient system  upgrades
 in the context of the New York Independent System Operator comprehensive
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03676-01-5
 A. 4127                             2
              

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2025-A4127A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1227
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10365, S8628

2025-A4127A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals; directs the department of public service to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.

2025-A4127A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4127--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Energy -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to authorize and direct  the  department  of  public  service  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 department of public service 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:
   (a) Potential changes to the interconnection process to rapidly  bring
 new renewable energy onto the electrical grid to meet the state's renew-
 able  energy  goals  set  out under the climate leadership and community
 protection act, as amended;
   (b) The state's ability  to  comply  with  goals  established  in  the
 climate  leadership  and  community  protection  act,  as  amended, with
 current energy interconnection process timelines, including  the  effect
 of  recent  reforms by the federally designated bulk system operator and
 any additional anticipated reforms;
   (c) The experience of other interconnection systems using "Connect and
 Manage" or other alternative connection agreements in terms of the speed
 of resource deployments and electrical grid reliability;
   (d) The extent to which the studies  and  network  upgrades  currently
 required  for  projects by the federally designated bulk system operator
 go beyond the minimal set of studies  and  network  upgrades  needed  to
 safely operate the system with a new resource;
   (e)  Whether it is possible to identify more efficient system upgrades
 in the context of New York's federally designated bulk system operator's
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03676-04-5
 A. 4127--A                          2
              

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