Bill Text: NY S07821 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7821 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes public utility companies to purchase and install small wind turbines and photovoltaic systems on their property.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-12 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S07821 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07821-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7821
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 12, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 service law, in relation to allowing public
          utilities to purchase small wind turbines
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
     2  66-i to read as follows:
     3    § 66-i. Purchase of wind turbines. 1. Commencing September first,  two
     4  thousand  sixteen,  a  public  utility  company  may purchase small wind
     5  turbines and photovoltaic systems. Such companies may operate  the  wind
     6  turbines  and  photovoltaic systems on land that is owned, or accessible
     7  to, the public utility  company.  The  turbines  and  systems  shall  be
     8  directly connected to the public utility's electric grid.
     9    2.  Any wind turbine or photovoltaic system purchased and installed by
    10  a public utility company must comply with all local laws and ordinances,
    11  including, but not limited to:
    12    (a) height requirements;
    13    (b) noise restrictions;
    14    (c) safety procedures;
    15    (d) specified allotment of equipment on a specific parcel of land; and
    16    (e)  the  use  of  certified  individuals  for  the  installation  and
    17  connection of the equipment.
    18    3.  All  turbines and systems purchased and installed pursuant to this
    19  section must be  approved  by  the  local  municipality  in  which  such
    20  turbines and systems are being operated.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    22  it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13766-01-6