Bill Text: NY S08841 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-19 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S08841 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08841-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8841

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 19, 2024
                                       ___________

        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  require  the New York state energy research and development
          authority to develop recommendations regarding  the  establishment  of
          microgrids

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1.  The New York state energy research and development author-
     2  ity, in consultation with the department of public service and the divi-
     3  sion of homeland security and emergency services, shall prepare a report
     4  including recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids  for
     5  protection of critical facilities in the state of New York. For purposes
     6  of  this  act, the term "microgrid" shall mean a group of interconnected
     7  loads and distributed energy resources within clearly defined electrical
     8  boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the
     9  grid and can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to  oper-
    10  ate  in both grid-connected or island-mode.  Specifically, the authority
    11  shall develop recommendations which include, but are not limited to, the
    12  following:
    13    (a) Whether microgrids  should  be  established  at  hospitals,  first
    14  responder  headquarters,  such  as  police  and fire stations, emergency
    15  shelters, schools, water filtration plants, sewage treatment plants  and
    16  other critical facilities in the state of New York;
    17    (b) The geographic areas in the state of New York where the establish-
    18  ment  of  microgrids should be a priority, based upon prior severe storm
    19  damage and the consideration of disadvantaged communities as defined  in
    20  subdivision  5 of section 75-0101 of the environmental conservation law;
    21  and
    22    (c) Available or necessary funding mechanisms for the establishment of
    23  microgrids.
    24    § 2. The authority shall submit the final report of recommendations to
    25  the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the  speaker  of
    26  the assembly within one year after the effective date of this act.
    27    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06464-01-3