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NY A06955
Bill
Status
3/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jaime Williams
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AI Summary
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Establishes a minimum 1,000-foot setback requirement for battery energy storage systems with capacity over 5 megawatts from dwellings, farm buildings, school buildings, and residential property
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Requires the Department of Public Service, in coordination with other state agencies, to develop model local laws for municipalities covering setback, financial surety, and zoning requirements for battery storage systems
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Mandates that commercial battery storage systems (5+ megawatts) may only be sited on properties designated for industrial use under local zoning regulations
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Requires at least one public hearing in the affected community district before approving permits or tax exemptions for commercial energy storage systems of 5 megawatts or greater
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law and applies only to comprehensive plans established or amended after the effective date; does not require towns or villages to amend existing zoning regulations
Legislative Description
Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of three megawatts or greater, of no less than seven hundred fifty feet from residential property and no less than three hundred feet from residential property located in a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants; requires public hearings prior to the approval of an application for a permit for such systems.
Last Action
print number 6955c
2/9/2026