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NY A04080

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Cunningham

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all residential leases in New York to include conspicuous, bold-faced notice informing tenants about the availability of community solar (community distributed generation facilities) as an electricity option

  • Mandates that leases direct tenants to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) website for more information, with an optional link to the site

  • Defines community distributed generation facility as a photovoltaic system with capacity up to 5 megawatts AC, connected to an electric corporation's transmission and distribution system

  • Specifies that participating customers receive bill credits proportional to their share in the facility, with at least 60% of production allocated to customers in increments of 25 kilowatts or less

  • Takes effect six months after becoming law

Legislative Description

Relates to requiring every residential lease to provide conspicuous notice of the availability of community solar for the provision of a tenant's electricity needs.

Last Action

referred to judiciary

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/31/2025

Full Bill Text

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