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NY A09626

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/26/2024

Primary Sponsor

Brian Cunningham

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires municipalities with populations of 5,000 or more to implement SolarAPP plus by January 1, 2026, for residential solar and energy storage permit processing.

  • SolarAPP plus features must support permits for residential solar photovoltaic systems, paired energy storage systems, main electric panel upgrades, and main electric panel derates.

  • Municipalities must report compliance to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority by January 1, 2026, with non-compliant municipalities becoming ineligible for state funding opportunities.

  • Authority may condition or deny direct funding to non-compliant municipalities and must publicly post compliance status on its website.

  • Authority may provide state or federal financial and technical support to municipalities implementing SolarAPP plus.

Legislative Description

Requires all municipalities with a population of five thousand or more to implement SolarAPP plus by January first, two thousand twenty-six, for features supporting residential building permits for solar photovoltaic systems, energy storage systems paired with a residential solar energy system, main electric panel upgrades, and main electric panel derates.

Last Action

referred to energy

3/26/2024

Committee Referrals

Energy3/26/2024

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