Assembly Bill A5091

                             
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                                   5091
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  authorizing  and directing the public service
   commission and the New York  state  energy  research  and  development
   authority  to  conduct  a  study  on  peaker plant electric generating
   facilities on Long Island;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. For the purposes of this act, the term "peaker plant  elec-
 tric generating facility" shall mean a major electric generating facili-
 ty  as  defined  in paragraph b of subdivision one of section 19-0312 of
 the environmental conservation law  that  burns  coal,  oil,  diesel  or
 natural  gas  and  was  operational  and generated electricity less than
 fifteen percent of the year during at least two years between two  thou-
 sand fourteen through two thousand twenty-four.
   §  2.  The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
 state energy research  and  development  authority,  is  authorized  and
 directed  to conduct a study of peaker plant electric generating facili-
 ties on Long Island.  Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) the number of peaker plant electric generating facilities on  Long
 Island;
   (b) the number of peaker plant electric generating facilities that are
 necessary on Long Island; and
   (c)  how  to  reduce  the  number  of peaker plant electric generating
 facilities on Long Island.
   § 3. The public service commission, in conjunction with the  New  York
 state  energy  research and development authority, may conduct any hear-
 ings or take any written testimony as it deems necessary in order to aid
 such study, and shall take all other steps necessary to provide a  thor-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ough  analysis of all issues related to the provisions listed in section
 one of this act.
   §  4.  The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
 state energy research and development authority, shall issue  its  final
 report  no  later  than one year after the effective date of this act to
 the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the  temporary  president  of
 the  senate,  and  the chair of the assembly committee on energy and the
 senate committee on energy and telecommunications, and post  a  copy  of
 such report on its website.
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed 2 years after such date.