Bill Text: NY S03575 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3575 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the Energy Research and Development Authority to do a study as to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate region of the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S03575 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S03575-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3575
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 11, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
          New  York state energy research and development authority to conduct a
          study related to a comprehensive energy plan for the downstate  region
          of the state
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 1855-a to read as follows:
     3    §  1855-a.  Comprehensive energy management plan.  1. The authority is
     4  hereby authorized and directed  to  conduct  a  comprehensive  study  to
     5  analyze  the  electricity and steam capacity and power distribution grid
     6  conditions in the downstate region of the state.  For purposes  of  this
     7  section,  "downstate"  shall  be defined as that region located south of
     8  the Millwood - South transmission interface.  Such study shall  include,
     9  but shall not be limited to:
    10    (a)  an  analysis of projected power needs and an assessment of exist-
    11  ing:
    12    (i) generating facilities with a capacity of twenty megawatts or more;
    13    (ii) power grid capacity and load pockets;
    14    (iii) natural gas and other fuel source capacity;
    15    (iv) substation transformers; and
    16    (v) emergency generators;
    17    (b) an analysis of future power needs;
    18    (c) an environmental assessment of generating facilities with a capac-
    19  ity of twenty megawatts or more including, but not limited to:
    20    (i) emissions;
    21    (ii) water impacts;
    22    (iii) land use impacts;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09603-01-9

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     1    (iv) traffic impacts; and
     2    (v) noise impacts;
     3    (d) the identification of areas of oversaturation of power facilities;
     4  and
     5    (e) an assessment of alternatives, such as:
     6    (i) energy efficiency;
     7    (ii) load curtailment;
     8    (iii) clean distributed generation; and
     9    (iv) co-generation.
    10    2.  The  authority  shall submit a copy of such study to the governor,
    11  the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,  the
    12  chairperson  of  the  senate energy and telecommunications committee and
    13  the chairperson of the assembly energy committee no later  than  January
    14  first, two thousand twenty.
    15    3.  Upon completion of the study conducted pursuant to subdivision one
    16  of this section, the authority shall develop  an  overall  comprehensive
    17  energy  management plan.   Such plan shall take into account the results
    18  and findings of such study, and shall include, but shall not be  limited
    19  to the following:
    20    (a) an outline of guidelines and requirements for siting power plants;
    21    (b)  the  research of potential sites for future power plant locations
    22  that meet the guidelines and requirements established pursuant to  para-
    23  graph  (a) of this subdivision and are not located in areas of oversatu-
    24  ration;
    25    (c) an identification of existing plants that should be  targeted  for
    26  re-powering with more efficient generators; and
    27    (d) a requirement that at least two public hearings be held within the
    28  downstate  region  described  in  subdivision one of this section within
    29  sixty days of the publication  of  such  management  plan,  and  provide
    30  adequate opportunity for written testimony regarding such plan.
    31    4.  The  authority  shall submit a copy of such management plan to the
    32  governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the
    33  assembly,  the  chairperson  of the senate energy and telecommunications
    34  committee and the chairperson of the assembly energy committee no  later
    35  than September first, two thousand twenty.
    36    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.