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NY A00029
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Cahill
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Public Service Commission to establish pilot programs for up to 300 megawatts of renewable electric capacity statewide.
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Directs electric corporations to build or finance renewable energy facilities with capital and operating costs recovered through rate base and reasonable returns determined by the Commission.
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Eligible renewable technologies include solar, wind, photovoltaics, tidal, geothermal, fuel cells, and low-impact run-of-river hydroelectric facilities up to 30 megawatts with no new storage.
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Requires electric corporations to submit detailed proposals including economic evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, equipment specifications, local business involvement efforts, emission compliance evidence, and customer contracts.
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Mandates the Public Service Commission issue annual reports by June 1 detailing facility participation, energy sources, capacity in megawatts, generation start dates, and customer-owned or leased generator information.
Legislative Description
Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts renewable electric capacity statewide, in order to stimulate the growth of clean, affordable and reliable sources of energy and to foster new partnerships between electric corporations, energy producers and energy customers in this state.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/5/2011