Energy

Enacts the "affordable clean energy (ACE) act"; exempts renewable energy systems from certain requirements related to energy facilities (Part A); directs the New York power authority to propose a minimum of two priority transmission projects to address the areas of highest need on the bulk transmission system (Part B); exempts payment in lieu of taxes revenue from property tax cap calculations (Part C).

Establishes the position of propane consumer pricing advisor and a propane advisory board within the department of public service.

Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service outages; provides that a penalty for failure to reasonably comply with requirements that protect the overall reliability and continuity of combination utility company services shall be up to one hundred dollars per violation or for a pattern or practice of such violations up to one thousand dollars per violation.

Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service outages; provides that a penalty for failure to reasonably comply with requirements that protect the overall reliability and continuity of combination utility company services shall be up to one hundred dollars per violation or for a pattern or practice of such violations up to one thousand dollars per violation.

Increases the number of entities to whom the New York state energy research and development authority must submit an annual report; requires the report to include a brief summary of all proceeds collected and administered by the authority pursuant to an order of the public service commission or pursuant to regulation, including, but not limited to, assessments, fees, taxes, transfers, corporate income or surcharges imposed on energy consumers or power generators.

Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering labor-related legal costs or workers' compensation loss adjustment expenses from ratepayers through rates, charges, surcharges, adjustment mechanisms, riders, or reconciliation mechanisms; defines labor-related legal activity.

Requires certain investor-owned gas or electric corporations to refund ratepayers when their achieved return on equity exceeds authorized rates of return by fifty percent.

Provides for reporting by utilities and owners of buildings meeting certain thresholds regarding energy consumption data; requires NYSERDA to create a list of buildings subject to such requirements; provides exemptions; requires public reporting on the information collected; makes related provisions.

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to establish rules to limit a utility's ability to recover its direct or indirect costs associated with its attendance in, participation in, preparation for, or appeal of any rate proceeding conducted before the commission.

Requires utility service providers to disclose planned rate increases to consumers within thirty days before a planned price increase takes effect; requires utility providers to provide contact information and a mechanism to cancel service completely.

Relates to the department of public service; limits increases in the amount of surcharges; establishes a one year moratorium on the collection of energy surcharges; establishes a moratorium on new surcharge assessments, taxes or fees.

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to establish rules to limit a utility's ability to recover its direct or indirect costs associated with its attendance in, participation in, preparation for, or appeal of any rate proceeding conducted before the commission.

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

Requires financial security for reclamation for solar and wind electric generating systems.

Allows new buildings where new parking is provided to have an optional, charger-agnostic, power-based allocation method alternative to certain electric vehicle charging infrastructure requirements; requires the department of state division of building standards and codes to promulgate rules and regulations relating to such alternative.

Requires that any proposed capital expenditure to be considered in any matter affecting a major change in rates must be described by the utility on a per project basis and shall include the purpose and the need for each capital expenditure, total cost, and benefits to the ratepayers and the operation of the distribution system, and shall be posted on the PSC website.

Directs the power authority of the state of New York to make low-cost power and energy services available to providers of services for individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

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.

Provides that subsequent requests for an extension of a suspension period for certain rate, charge or other changes by utilities shall require approval by the public service commission and shall be valid for one month, after which the commission shall review and determine the necessity of a further extension; provides limitations on retroactive rate recovery by utilities.

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals; directs the department of public service to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers; requires the public service commission to set standards for payment plans for certain customers including reasonableness of agreements and timelines for payment; establishes eligibility.

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

Establishes the New York advanced nuclear energy office; establishes an advanced nuclear energy development fund to provide grants to assist in nuclear energy production in the state; authorizes such energy development fund draw from the environmental bond act of 2022 available for green buildings projects.

Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission annually to assess leak-prone gas infrastructure and the decommissioning of such leak-prone gas lines; requires the public service commission to publish such maps and certain accompanying documents on the commission's website; directs the public service commission to designate neighborhood priority decarbonization zones.

Establishes the "accountability of costs for data centers act"; requires each electric corporation, gas corporation and municipality to establish an independent classification of service for large energy use facilities that is separate and distinct from other classifications of service; authorizes the department of public service to develop financial surety requirements.

Relates to ensuring net metering is a compensation floor for residential producers of energy.

Establishes the previously owned zero-emission vehicles rebate program to provide an incentive of an amount up to $2,000 for individuals who purchase used or previously owned zero-emission vehicles.

Requires a mitigation ratio of one acre for every acre of occupied grassland bird breeding habitat and three acres of mitigation for every acre of grassland bird wintering habitat included in a major electric transmission facility siting permit.

Enacts the "ratepayer transparency act" which requires bills utilized by public and private gas corporations, electric corporations and gas and electric corporations in levying charges for service to include separate categories for certain charges.

Requires hyperscale data centers to offset their electricity demand by funding household electrification measures.

Enacts the "upstate energy choice act"; limits the prohibition on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in new construction to buildings located in a city with a population of one million or more; limits the requirement of establishing decarbonization action plans for state-owned facilities to facilities located in a city with a population of one million or more.

Requires the owner or operator of a new data center to submit to the Public Service Commission a thermal energy network feasibility assessment that identifies potential off-site thermal loads within one mile of the facility; requires that new data centers be designed, constructed, and operated to capture and reuse waste heat generated by computing equipment through a thermal energy network.

Defines "portable solar generation device"; exempts portable solar generation devices from interconnection or net metering requirements; requires the state energy conservation construction code to allow for portable solar generation devices to be connected to a building's wiring through an electrical outlet.

Requires legislative approval of any utility rate or charge increase approved by the public service commission; provides that the legislature can approve, modify or rescind any rate or charge increase approved by the commission by concurrent resolution; provides that the legislature can review any rate or charge increase approved in the prior 12 months.

Directs the New York state energy resource and development authority, in collaboration with the New York state thruway authority, the department of transportation, and the New York power authority, to conduct a feasibility study on installing solar panels and other renewable energy systems along state highways and to submit a report relating thereto.

Prohibits utilities from raising rates while reporting high profits; requires utilities to reinvest revenues into New York's energy infrastructure, safety, and reliability; requires the submission to the public service commission of a compliance report.

Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure to facilitate the charging of electric public serving fleet vehicles.

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program regarding qualifying water improvements, qualifying resiliency improvements and the use of low carbon intensity building components.

Relates to on-bill recovery loan agreements executed under the green jobs-green New York program.

Prohibits service charges by gas companies for the repair, inspection, maintenance or remedies of damage to apparatus or personal property.

Directs the department of public service, in conjunction with the New York state energy research and development authority, and the power authority of the state of New York to commission a study on the utilization of directional noise reduction optimization technology for wind turbines in New York state.

Requires distribution centers which are 50,000 sq. ft. or more to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations as determined by the secretary of state and NYSERDA.

Enacts the "ratepayer transparency act" which requires bills utilized by public and private gas corporations, electric corporations and gas and electric corporations in levying charges for service to include separate categories for certain charges.

Requires respective changes to service and delivery charges for gas or electric service to be included in the information regarding average proposed rate changes required to be published by the public service commission in certain instances.

Requires notice to elected officials when there is a proposed battery energy storage system in such officials district; defines what qualifies as a battery energy storage system.

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a program to provide grants or loans for the costs related to enabling switching residences with propane or fuel-oil heating systems to efficient electric heat pumps.

Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations to reimburse ratepayers for damages to and losses of property and business caused by power outages in certain instances.

Establishes the nine member distributed generation for community solar siting commission to examine the reasons for delays in the siting of community solar projects, identify those causes and examine solutions to accelerate development; makes related provisions.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on independent neighborhoods and homes in cities constructing micro-grids to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such micro-grids were constructed.

Directs the public service commission to modify the objectives of the Clean Energy Fund for reductions of air pollution including oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter; relates to the value of distributed energy resources.

Establishes certain consumer rights for the protection of consumer health, safety and/or privacy needs related to utility meters.

Requires gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone and increase safety reporting relating to gas pipeline leaks; requires the public service commission to establish timelines for the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of leaking or leak prone infrastructure; requires the commission to provide a gas safety report to the legislature.

Establishes the agrivoltaics viability pilot program to provide grants to identify the best practices and strategies for agrivoltaics and dual-use solar energy projects that protect soil health during construction and decommissioning of solar arrays, utilize sustainable agricultural production practices, monitor any benefits solar energy may have on farms and to the state, track economic viability, study the commercialization of dual-use solar energy projects, and encourage equitable engagement of stakeholders.

Requires piping supplies expenses to be included as an acceptable expense for purposes of calculating a financial benefit, tax credit or other incentive to an owner of real property to improve energy efficiency to a building or structure pursuant to any energy efficiency program overseen by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Enacts the solar for schools act which provides grants for eligible school districts to purchase and install solar and geothermal power sources; defines terms; directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish such grant program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof; makes an appropriation therefor.

Establishes the zero-emission industrial trucks grant program to be administered by NYSERDA, to encourage the purchase and lease of zero-emission industrial trucks, class I to III.

Authorizes the department of public service to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; makes an appropriation therefor.

Prohibits electric corporations, gas corporations and utilities from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers for electricity and natural gas, or any associated goods and services, as a result of increased costs incurred by such corporation due to tariffs placed by the government of the United States on the importation of goods, services or materials from countries outside the United States or due to tariffs placed by the governments of countries or their political subdivisions on the exportation of goods, services, or materials to the United States.

Prohibits the elimination of building systems or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels, including, natural gas, propane and fuel oil in new building construction.

Requires distribution centers which are 50,000 sq. ft. or more to be equipped with electric vehicle charging stations as determined by the secretary of state and NYSERDA.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a floating solar incentive and education program to provide information and resources including technical assistance, access to industry standards, and financing available through the authority or other public or private sector sources, to municipalities, developers, builders, design professionals, and potential owners for the construction of floating solar.

Enacts the bucks for boilers act, which creates a program to aid in transition of housing units to electric heat pumps and other high energy efficiency upgrades.

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.

Relates to the contents of emergency response plans required to be submitted to the public service commission by electric corporations; requires such plans to include details of staffing, equipment, and ability to perform toward certain standards; requires the public service commission to establish a time-based restoration schedule.

Repeals the prohibition on fossil fuel equipment and building systems in new buildings that is to become effective in 2026.

Expands New York's net metering law by adding non-residential micro-combined heat and power generating equipment systems to the list of currently eligible technologies that can be net metered.

Limits the municipal sustainable energy loan program to commercial entities, not-for-profit organizations, or entities other than individuals.

Authorizes local municipalities and political subdivisions to have final say on if a renewable energy power plant can be sited in such municipalities' or political subdivisions' jurisdiction; establishes conflict of interest standards for approving the siting of a renewable energy power plant in a local municipality or political subdivision; requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmissions establish a database to collect and display host agreements and land contracts for renewable energy power plants; establishes contract standards concerning the forfeiture of mineral rights for the siting of renewable energy power plants; regulates the conduct of businesses engaged in the conduct of selling renewable energy power plants.

Relates to the establishment of reduced residential rates for electric and natural gas service to low-income customers.

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program regarding qualifying water improvements, qualifying resiliency improvements and the use of low carbon intensity building components.

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

Directs the commissioner of health and the president of the New York state energy research and development authority (NYSERDA) to study and make recommendations on the impacts of electric vehicles on personal medical devices.

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts of 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.

Relates to requiring approval through public referendum in the municipality in which a major electric generating facility is intended to be located prior to final determination for a final siting permit.

Establishes the power authority of the state of New York shall make low cost hydropower available to hospitals and municipal housing authorities located within Niagara County.

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers; requires the public service commission to set standards for payment plans for certain customers including reasonableness of agreements and timelines for payment; establishes eligibility.

Relates to establishing requirements and penalties for combination utility companies during service outages; provides that a penalty for failure to reasonably comply with requirements that protect the overall reliability and continuity of combination utility company services shall be up to one hundred dollars per violation or for a pattern or practice of such violations up to one thousand dollars per violation.

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.

Enacts the "electric super highway act", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2025 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".

Enacts the "consumer utility meter choice protection act"; allows customers to decline the installation of smart meters without being liable for fees.

Requires solar facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other emergency.

Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval at least one and up to ten neighborhood scale weatherization and electrification-ready projects.

Enacts the "state and local clean energy partnership", directing the public service commission to establish a standard New York state community choice aggregation program for all utility service territories.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to the state universities of New York and boards of cooperative educational services located on Long Island in order that such universities and BOCES may conduct a training program for persons interested in learning solar panel installation and operation and then to install such solar panels upon school districts in Long Island.

Repeals the authority for sales of electricity and gas by entities (ESCOs) other than electric or natural gas distribution companies.

Prohibits the location and construction of wind turbines on Lake Erie.

Directs the New York City Economic Development Corporation to immediately commence any proceedings, processes, stakeholder engagement, or capital projects necessary for the installation of shore power capability at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Relates to payments of grants to farm operations by NYSERDA; provides that payment of such grants shall be made no later than ninety days after notification.

Creates a citizen advisory panel consisting of six permanent and three rotating members to prepare a report on any application for certificate of any major electric generating facilities.

Enacts the "utility ratepayer protection act"; requires legislative approval of increases in utility charges.

Relates to energy services companies; authorizes ESCO's to only enroll new or renew existing residential or small non-residential customers in gas or electric service if certain conditions are met.

Relates to the development of uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades, to avoid or minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, any bird collisions arising from the siting, design, construction and operation of a major renewable energy facility utilizing wind turbines.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program to provide power through an extended outage.

Includes fuel-flexible linear generators which do not utilize a fossil fuel resource in the process of generating electricity as qualifying as renewable energy systems.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.

Provides that subsequent requests for an extension of a suspension period for certain rate, charge or other changes by utilities shall require approval by the public service commission and shall be valid for one month, after which the commission shall review and determine the necessity of a further extension; provides limitations on retroactive rate recovery by utilities.

Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve on the state energy planning board.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on Brooklyn College constructing a micro-grid to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such a micro-grid was constructed on campus.

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; suspends certain taxes on home heating fuels; makes an appropriation therefor.

Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan; makes related provisions.

Establishes the electric landscaping equipment rebate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and reduce noise pollution by promoting the adoption of quieter, zero-emission landscaping equipment; provides for rebates at the point of sale for applicants purchasing or leasing certain equipment; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Enacts the "rate hike notice act" which requires utilities in the state of New York to provide notice of a proposed rate hike to a customer via text, email and via such customer's monthly billing statement.

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide forty-five days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

Relates to call centers for gas and electric corporations.

Directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a pilot program to install a microgrid in Glenwood Houses; requires the authority to annually report on the results of such program and any recommendations for expansion.

Requires electric vehicle charging stations to include at least one space that is large enough to accommodate wheelchair accessible electric vehicles.

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

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

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission; provides the commission shall conduct a study of research, development and demonstrations of electric grid modernization and shall issue such report to the state energy planning board for consideration in the state energy plan.

Directs the New York City Economic Development Corporation to immediately commence any proceedings, processes, stakeholder engagement, or capital projects necessary for the installation of shore power capability at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Repeals the prohibition on fossil fuel equipment and building systems in new buildings that is to become effective in 2026.

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority in cooperation with the department of transportation to establish the New York state hydrogen vehicle task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on the potential effects of expanding the fleet of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the state.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a report on the benefits and implementation of carbon recapture.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures in cities and towns with a population greater than twenty thousand.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on independent neighborhoods and homes in cities constructing micro-grids to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such micro-grids were constructed.

Relates to the green jobs-green New York program and on-bill recovery loan agreements.

Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval a weatherization pilot program plan.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on Brooklyn College constructing a micro-grid to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such a micro-grid was constructed on campus.

Relates to the eligibility of hospitals in the state to receive assistance from the power authority of the state of New York.

Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.

Prohibits local governments from prohibiting the construction, installation, or operation of carport-mounted solar energy systems with a nameplate capacity of five megawatts or less, in any non-residential zoning district or mixed commercial and residential zoning district of any such city, town or village, provided however, if the zoning district is a certified agricultural district the agricultural impacts of the projects shall be minimized to the extent practicable.

Authorizes existing building projects to continue when the fossil fuel ban takes effect.

Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act"; requires each gas corporation, electric corporation, or combination gas or electric corporation to submit to the public service commission for review and approval a weatherization pilot program plan.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan; makes related provisions.

Requires gas and electric corporations to provide sixty days' notice to customers whenever there is a service rate or charge increase.

Requires electric corporations build make-ready infrastructure to facilitate the charging of electric vehicles.

Relates to the amount of St. Lawrence county economic development power that may be used by the New York Power Authority to generate net earnings and authority-TMED contracts.

Relates to registration and reporting by major petroleum suppliers and pipeline operators.

Enacts the "electric super highway act", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2024 and providing each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".

Directs the office of renewable energy siting to develop a procedure to process letters of credit for siting permits under the major renewable energy development program.

Relates to establishing minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers; requires the public service commission to set standards for payment plans for certain customers including reasonableness of agreements and timelines for payment; establishes eligibility.

Relates to the development of uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades, to avoid or minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, any bird collisions arising from the siting, design, construction and operation of a major renewable energy facility utilizing wind turbines.

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.

Enacts the "just energy transition act"; requires a study of competitive options to facilitate the phase-out, replacement and redevelopment of New York state's oldest and most-polluting fossil fueled generation facilities and their sites by the year 2030.

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.

Relates to the renewable energy outreach and community planning program; creates reporting requirements.

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

Requires the commissioner create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program to provide power through an extended outage.

Requires a study on the national electric safety code line height standard for overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment.

Relates to the renewable energy outreach and community planning program; creates reporting requirements.

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program; includes water efficiency improvements and resiliency improvements in the municipal sustainable energy loan program.

Establishes a program to develop microgrids that are capable of providing an uninterrupted supply of power to one or more community outage assets through an extended electric distribution outage.

Directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a pilot program to install a microgrid in Glenwood Houses; requires the authority to annually report on the results of such program and any recommendations for expansion.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on Brooklyn College constructing a micro-grid to study the feasibility, efficiency, and energy saving costs if such a micro-grid was constructed on campus.

Requires that a billing statement delivered to the customer by an energy services company include a side-by-side comparison showing both the price charged by the energy service company for commodity and delivery service during the prior billing period, and the price the customer would have paid had they taken commodity and delivery service from their local utility corporation or municipality; requires an energy service company to provide each of its customers with an annual statement comparing the price charged by the energy service company for commodity and delivery services and other energy-related value-added products over the prior twelve-month period with the price such customer would have paid had they taken commodity and delivery service from their local utility corporation or municipality.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordable payment plans.

Provides an exemption for the purposes of allowing the installation and use of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems where such are installed and used in a building or part of a building that is owned or occupied by a person who holds genuine and sincere religious beliefs and whose health and safety will be jeopardized due to the prohibition of the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems because of such genuine and sincere religious beliefs.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a rebate program allowing for a rebate of up to $1,100 for bikes with electric assist and electric scooters purchased for small businesses.

Repeals provisions relating to the prohibition of acceptance by the Long Island power authority of preference hydroelectricity.

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.

Relates to providing net revenues from utility-owned large-scale renewable generation projects to low-income customers; authorizes utility companies to own such projects; provides that the commission shall require labor agreements and labor peace agreements.

Establishes energy efficiency measures by the public service commission and NYSERDA including requiring utilities to hire and train employees who are from priority populations or living in areas designated as environmental justice communities.

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy loan program; includes water efficiency improvements and resiliency improvements in the municipal sustainable energy loan program.

Requires utility companies to reimburse consumers for spoilage of food and medication due to the lack of refrigeration in the event of a power outage lasting seventy-two hours or more.

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 9,900 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035, 15,800 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.

Establishes a community solar pilot program to promote the use of community solar energy.

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a do-not-solicit solar development statewide registry prohibiting solar solicitors from contacting persons who are included on such registry; establishes requirements for solar solicitors who make solar marketing sales calls, electronic messaging, and on-premises sales appeals to customers in New York state; establishes penalties for violations.

Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve on the state energy planning board.

Authorizes and directs the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study on peaker plant electric generating facilities on Long Island.

Establishes a program for eligible zero emissions energy systems to promote private sector investment for the purpose of meeting the target that by the year two thousand forty the statewide electrical demand system will be zero emissions.

Directs the public service commission and the Long Island power authority to extend appropriate elements of the compensation under the "Value Stack" to resources located behind customer electric meters.

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study and prepare a report on the future of power plants in New York state; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon completion of the study and report.

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to the state universities of New York and boards of cooperative educational services located on Long Island in order that such universities and BOCES may conduct a training program for persons interested in learning solar panel installation and operation and then to install such solar panels upon school districts in Long Island.

Regulates the cutting, topping and removal of trees upon rights of way by providers of electric service; requires the planting of replacement trees in certain cases; provides for the enforcement of such provisions.

Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation within nine months after the effective date and every four years thereafter.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study of the technical and economic feasibility and ratepayer impact of a zero-emission electrical system and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Relates to the general powers of the public service commission in respect to gas and electric corporations; authorizes the public service commission to require gas and electric corporations to eliminate provisions attempting to relieve such corporations from liability arising from their negligence or willful misconduct; provides for the investigation of regulatory conduct; provides for damages to persons affected by such regulatory failure.

Relates to establishing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty-four; such energy system shall include solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources.

Expands New York's net metering law by adding non-residential micro-combined heat and power generating equipment systems to the list of currently eligible technologies that can be net metered.

Establishes the natural carbon sequestration research program to develop innovative science-based solutions to facilitate sequestration of carbon in New York's natural and working lands.

Requires developers of offshore wind renewable energy projects receiving state financial support for such projects to use New York-based manufacturers that have labor peace agreements with employees, ensuring uninterrupted supply of equipment for such projects.

Establishes a clean and resilient energy program to encourage the development of clean and resilient behind the meter distributed energy resource projects.

Relates to the design of uniform standards and conditions relating to the construction and operation of major renewable energy facilities and the review of applications for permits to develop such facilities.

Relates to energy services companies; authorizes ESCO's to only enroll new or renew existing residential or small non-residential customers in gas or electric service if certain conditions are met.

Relates to the amount of St. Lawrence county economic development power that may be used by the New York Power Authority to generate net earnings and authority-TMED contracts.

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities; includes reporting on the adequacy of the public service commission's assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service.

Requires gas corporations to file a plan with the public service commission addressing aging or leaking pipelines within their service territory; outlines plans for the replacement of such pipelines.

Establishes the power authority of the state of New York shall make low cost hydropower available to hospitals and municipal housing authorities located within Niagara County.

Relates to decisions by the state board on electric generation; requires approval through public referendum prior to certification for establishing a major electric generating facility.

Relates to the encroachment or adverse effect upon military operations by tall energy structures, major renewable energy facilities or wind energy facilities.

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

Repeals the authority for sales of electricity and gas by entities (ESCOs) other than electric or natural gas distribution companies.

Establishes a community wind energy pilot program; creates an investor owned wind energy electric generating system.

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

Requires the New York State energy research and development authority to develop a real-time mobile application with a corresponding map with information on electric vehicle charging stations and to make such information available on the authority's website; requires the mobile application and website to include an interactive real-time map with the addresses of each electric vehicle charging station in the state and the number of charging stations at each location, the operability of charging stations, whether the charging station is located in a parking lot, parking garage or on a street, whether there are fees required to use a charging station, and where to report operational issues with charging stations.

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a report regarding the replacement of decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites with renewable energy development and energy storage opportunities.

Enacts "the planned offshore wind transmission act"; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a plan for improved transmission planning and coordinating systems for an offshore grid; requires the authority conduct a benefit-cost-analysis and ratepayer impact study to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid.

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement to a participant for its reasonable costs of participation in any proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Relates to establishing discount programs for low-income senior citizens and individuals with a disability; provides that utilities, waterworks corporations, telephone corporations and cable television companies shall create discount programs that provide a 10 percent discount to low-income senior citizens and individuals with a disability; defines terms.

Directs each state agency to prepare a state fleet decarbonization plan for purchase or lease of state agency vehicles.

Relates to critical energy infrastructure security and responsibility and provides for the protection of critical infrastructure in the state.

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement.

Updates certain requirements regarding billing for electric services, such as when corporations shall use an approved demand measuring device, mandating that classifications of service, the account and/or meter number, and the quantity billed be indicated on customers' bills.

Relates to critical energy infrastructure security and responsibility; relates to the protection of critical infrastructure in the state.

Requires certain funds received by the New York state energy research and development authority that are related to renewables development on viable agricultural lands to be used for farmland protection programs; establishes the agricultural and farmland viability protection fund.

Prohibits development of build-ready sites on viable agricultural land.

Relates to establishing electric vehicle charging station reliability reporting and standards; requires entities to report and the public service commission to assess the reliability of charging stations; requires the commission to develop minimum industry operational standards for the long term maintenance, preservation, reliability, and uptime requirements of publicly funded electric vehicle charging equipment.

Enacts the "all-electric building act"; provides that the state energy conservation construction code shall prohibit infrastructure, building systems, or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new construction statewide no later than December 31, 2023 if the building is less than seven stories and July 1, 2027 if the building is seven stories or more.

Relates to the construction, installation and operation of dual-use solar energy projects on certain land which receives an agricultural assessment; defines dual-use solar energy project as a solar installation that integrates solar arrays and farming activity on the same ground.

Enacts the "fossil fuel facilities replacement and redevelopment blueprint act"; relates to the development of a blueprint to guide the replacement and redevelopment of New York's oldest and most-polluting fossil fuel facilities and their sites by 2030.

Relates to requiring the establishment of automatic payment plans; requires investor owned combination utility companies headquartered in New York to establish a statewide program to provide eligible participants with affordability payment plans.

Establishes a comprehensive electric vehicle fast charging station implementation plan; requires the New York state energy and research development authority to further establish a "Fast Charge NY working group" to develop such plan; makes related provisions.

Relates to the amount of St. Lawrence county economic development power that may be used by the New York Power Authority to generate net earnings.

Relates to the amount of St. Lawrence county economic development power that may be used by the New York Power Authority to generate net earnings.

Requires the public service commission and the Long Island power authority to establish standards of acceptable performance for gas and electric corporations.

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

Directs the department of public service to adjust each utility corporation's residential fixed charge upon such corporation's filing with the department of an amendment of rate schedules, to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.

Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to the state universities of New York and boards of cooperative educational services located on Long Island in order that such universities and BOCES may conduct a training program for persons interested in learning solar panel installation and operation and then to install such solar panels upon school districts in Long Island.

Relates to energy services companies; authorizes ESCO's to only enroll new or renew existing residential or small non-residential customers in gas or electric service if certain conditions are met.

Relates to the amount of St. Lawrence county economic development power that may be used by the New York Power Authority to generate net earnings.

Expands New York's net metering law by adding non-residential micro-combined heat and power generating equipment systems to the list of currently eligible technologies that can be net metered.

Relates to decisions by the state board on electric generation; requires approval through public referendum prior to certification for establishing a major electric generating facility.

Relates to requiring approval through public referendum in the municipality in which a major electric generating facility is intended to be located prior to final determination for a final siting permit.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a report regarding the replacement of decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites with renewable energy development and energy storage opportunities.

Establishes energy efficiency measures by the public service commission and NYSERDA including requiring utilities to hire and train employees who are from priority populations or living in areas designated as environmental justice communities.

Allows certain customer-generators who generate solar electricity to donate credit for such electricity to low-income families; requires electric corporations to create a low-income energy assistance pool for the donation of such credits.

Directs the office of general services in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a state fleet procurement plan for the purchase or lease of state agency vehicles to ensure state agency vehicles will be zero emission vehicles over a certain period of time.

Provides a municipal renewable energy system siting database for municipalities interested in siting renewable energy systems on available land within their boundaries; allows municipalities to publish their renewable energy goals and facilitate the development of renewable energy systems.

Relates to the green jobs-green New York on-bill energy efficiency payment program.

Establishes a commercial tariff on electric vehicles; requires the public service commission to commence a proceeding to establish a commercial tariff utilizing alternatives to traditional demand-based rate structures, other operating cost relief mechanisms, or a combination thereof (collectively, solutions) to facilitate faster charging for eligible light duty, heavy duty, and fleet electric vehicles; makes technical corrections to the effective date.

Eliminates certain utility surcharges for senior citizen residential customers who qualify for the home energy assistance program.

Relates to maintaining the continued viability of the state's existing large-scale, renewable energy resources; directs the public service commission, in consultation with NYSERDA to modify the Competitive Tier 2 Program adopted by the order modifying the clean energy standard.

Adds waste to energy to the definition of renewable energy systems; defines waste to energy to mean thermal and non-thermal technologies that are able to produce energy from waste without direct combustion; defines biogas to include a mixture of gases produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, plant material, green waste and food waste.

Relates to the design of uniform standards and conditions relating to the construction and operation of major renewable energy facilities and the review of applications for permits to develop such facilities.

Relates to the provision of electric service upon application; requires electric providers to submit annual reports regarding proposals to meet emission-free electricity generation.

Creates a revolving loan fund through the New York state energy research and development authority for the purpose of building renewable energy storage systems scaled to function as microgrids to power housing owned by the New York city housing authority.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study on powering cryptocurrency mining facilities with renewable energy.

Directs the public service commission to modify the objectives of the Clean Energy Fund for reductions of air pollution including oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter; relates to the value of distributed energy resources.

Requires the approval of the state legislature in a joint resolution for the construction or continued operation of nuclear electric generating facilities.

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; makes an appropriation therefor.

Establishes a program to develop microgrids that are capable of providing an uninterrupted supply of power to one or more community outage assets through an extended electric distribution outage.

Directs the Public Service Commission to modify the objectives of the Clean Energy Fund to include reductions of local combustion-related air pollutants.

Prohibits certain charges to residential consumers in connection with the purchase of zero emissions credits from the New York State Research and Energy Development Authority and attributed to the continued operation of the nuclear powered generating facility or facilities.

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.

Provides that combination gas and electric corporations must file with the public service commission an application to establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity that is 100% from renewable energy.

Prohibits charges for any costs related to the zero emissions credit requirement from being charged to ratepayers who purchase all of their electricity from renewable energy resources.

Requires the establishment of a one hundred percent clean energy system by two thousand thirty; requires the adoption of a climate action plan; establishes the renewable energy revolving fund; provides for legal standing to sue for enforcement of the state clean energy plan.

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier.

Enacts the "Long Island power authority ratepayers protection act"; requires a public hearing in each county within the service area before approval of a final rate plan.

Regulates the cutting, topping and removal of trees upon rights of way by providers of electric service; requires the planting of replacement trees in certain cases; provides for the enforcement of such provisions.

Enacts the "utility ratepayer protection act"; requires legislative approval of increases in utility charges.

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts of 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.

Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent state energy plan and consider whether approval of the facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to electric generation.

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

Relates to ensuring net metering is a compensation floor for residential producers of energy.

Establishes a community solar pilot program.

Establishes a renewable portfolio standard for electricity distributed in New York state; requires that certain percentages of all electricity sold in the state shall be qualified renewable energy.

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities; provides for the determination of credits of subscribers to such facilities.

Expands customer access to community distributed generation by creating a model tariff to provide for the transfer of bill credits associated with electricity produced by community distributed generation facilities in one electric corporation territory to other territories.

Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered.

Expands customer access to community distributed generation by creating a model tariff to provide for the transfer of bill credits associated with electricity produced by community distributed generation facilities in one electric corporation territory to other territories.

Directs the New York state energy and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles.

Establishes New York state decommissioning oversight boards for nuclear power plants; defines terms; provides that a New York state decommissioning oversight board shall be established for a state retiring facility within one month after such facility's future closure is noticed to the nuclear regulatory commission; establishes an eleven member board; makes related provisions.

Relates to net-metering for non-residential customers of electric corporations which own, lease or operate micro-combined heat and power generating equipment.

Relates to payments of grants to farm operations by NYSERDA; provides that payment of such grants shall be made no later than ninety days after notification.

Relates to enacting the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires an annual report to the governor and legislature.

Relates to enacting the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act" establishing the rights of consumers and businesses to own and trade renewable energy credits.

Allows customer-generators the option of directing credits to be paid on another account.

Relates to establishing energy efficiency measures by the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority including requiring utilities to hire and train employees who are living in areas designated as potential environmental justice areas of concern.

Establishes a clean and resilient energy program to encourage the development of clean and resilient behind the meter distributed energy resource projects.

Relates to net energy metering for fuel-flexible linear generator electric generating equipment.

Requires an annual report on appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards and resulting energy and utility bill savings.

Requires an annual report on appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards and resulting energy and utility bill savings.

Relates to the green jobs-green New York on-bill energy efficiency payment program.

Relates to establishing a renewable hydrogen incentive and financing program to engage stakeholders to design and implement a competitive program for renewable hydrogen production for the purpose of meeting the state's clean energy and greenhouse emissions reductions targets.

Relates to the collection of charges for residential utility service deemed to be rent.

Relates to the powers of municipalities and state agencies.

Prevents the public service commission from raising utility rates to offset revenue loss due to energy conservation efforts by consumers.

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on backup energy.

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

Relates to the green jobs-green New York on-bill energy efficiency payment program.

Enacts the "Long Island public school solar and geothermal act" to provide funding to public schools located within Nassau or Suffolk county for the purchase and installation of solar panels and ground source heat pump systems; makes an appropriation therefor.

Establishes a renewable electricity compliance program and renewable energy procurements requiring seventy percent qualified renewable energy systems in use by 2030.

Relates to the mitigation of the severity of climate change; requires the state to create a binding plan for achieving 100 percent fossil fuel free electricity generation by 2030, if practicable, but no later than 2040.

Directs the Long Island power authority and the New York state energy research and development authority to contract with an independent entity to inspect residential electric generating equipment; prohibits the provision of financial assistance for any such equipment unless it is inspected and approved by such independent inspector; directs both such authorities to provide grants of up to $300 for the installation and interconnection of such equipment.

Relates to the powers of municipalities and state agencies.

Provides for the net energy metering of solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems for both residential and business customers; increases the rated capacity of eligible solar electric generating equipment to 2,000 kilowatts; provides for the metering and fees for such electric generating equipment.

Relates to updating the state energy conservation construction code.

Enacts the "Long Island power authority ratepayers protection act"; requires a public hearing in each county within the service area before approval of a final rate plan.

Enacts the New York Sun Act of 2019; establishes a solar energy incentive and financing program.

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

Prohibits the location of certain wind electric generation facilities within forty miles of an airfield or airbase under jurisdiction of any federal military department.

Requires the establishment of a one hundred percent clean energy system by two thousand thirty; requires the adoption of a climate action plan; establishes the renewable energy revolving fund; and provides for legal standing to sue for enforcement of the state clean energy plan.

Prohibits certain charges to residential consumers in connection with the purchase of zero emissions credits from the New York State Research and Energy Development Authority and attributed to the continued operation of the nuclear powered generating facility or facilities.

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program to be managed by NYSERDA to encourage development of fuel cell generating systems.

Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier.

Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered.

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

Relates to requiring liquid petroleum pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or at a high-risk of leaking.

Relates to the definition of customer-generator.

Establishes a renewable portfolio standard for electricity distributed in New York state and requires that certain percentages of all electricity sold in the state shall be qualified renewable energy.

Establishes a community solar pilot program.

Enacts the "New York grid modernization act" to address the aging infrastructure; establishes the grid modernization program; defines terms; creates the smart grid advisory council; makes related changes.

Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent state energy plan and consider whether approval of the facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to electric generation.

Relates to electric transmission lines and existing or proposed generating facilities.

Relates to ensuring net metering is a compensation floor for residential producers of energy.

Requires the public service commission to adjust the zero emissions credit to account for the proportional benefits received within each energy zone attributed to the continued operation of nuclear facilities.

Regulates the cutting, topping and removal of trees upon rights of way by providers of electric service; requires the planting of replacement trees in certain cases; provides for the enforcement of such provisions.

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.

Requires an annual report on appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards and resulting energy and utility bill savings.

Relates to maintaining the continued viability of the state's existing large-scale, renewable energy resources.

Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available; defines energy star.

Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region.

Establishes the energy storage deployment policy.

Relates to patronage capital contributions, allocations and retirements.

Relates to the definition of customer-generator.

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study of the technical and economic feasibility of a one hundred percent renewable energy system and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study of natural gas reliability and to prepare a report on the study's findings and legislative recommendations.

Creates the "Finger Lakes community act of 2018"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region.

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

Relates to ensuring net metering is a compensation floor for residential producers of energy.

Prevents the public service commission from raising utility rates to offset revenue loss due to energy conservation efforts by consumers.

Relates to certifying the construction or operation of certain facilities depending on environmental and public health concerns.

Relates to enacting the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires an annual report to the governor and legislature.

Relates to the powers and duties of NYPA to finance, design, develop, construct, implement, provide and administer energy-related projects, programs and services.

Relates to enacting the take charge New York power program to award microgrid allocations to eligible applicants.

Relates to the location of certain wind electric generation facilities around Fort Drum.

Relates to setting the rate of credit per kilowatt hour for farm waste generating equipment customer-generators, which includes the anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste; sets a rate for anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste to at least 12 cents per kilowatt hour.

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program to be managed by NYSERDA to encourage development of fuel cell generating systems.

Enacts the "New York microgrids act" to establish the microgrids of New York grants program within the New York state energy research and development authority; such program shall award monies to certain areas of the state for the purposes of reducing utility rates, reducing utility demand and encouraging use of renewable energy resources.

Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier.

Relates to a community renewable facility pilot program; uses a subscription-based model; allows an electric corporation to own a renewable facility.

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering; makes the rates paid by micro-combined heat and power or fuel cell customer-generators the same as other customer-generators.

Directs the public service commission to issue an order governing the equitable sharing of interconnection costs for distributed generation resources.

Relates to consumer audio and video products energy efficiency standards.

Provides that combination gas and electric corporations must file with the public service commission an application to establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity that is 100% from renewable energy.

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials designation of D 6751; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.

Enacts the "Long Island power authority ratepayers protection act"; provides that any issuance of bonds by the authority must be authorized by a majority of the ratepayers of the authority by a public referendum after at least one public hearing in each of the affected counties; makes related provisions.

Relates to rates charged volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies.

Relates to enacting the "renewable energy credit opportunity and exchange protection act" establishing the rights of consumers and businesses to own and trade renewable energy credits.

Directs the public service commission to conduct a study of the reforming the energy vision initiative.

Prohibits charges for any costs related to the zero emissions credit requirement from being charged to ratepayers who purchase all of their electricity from renewable energy resources.

Creates the New York Farm-to-Urban Consumer Solar Access Act of 2017 to permit a system implementing shared solar power benefits.

Enacts the "New York grid modernization act" to address the aging infrastructure; establishes the grid modernization program; defines terms; creates the smart grid advisory council; makes related changes.

Relates to eliminating certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers.

Provides for the net energy metering of solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems for both residential and business customers; increases the rated capacity of eligible solar electric generating equipment to 2,000 kilowatts; provides for the metering and fees for such electric generating equipment.

Directs the public service commission to develop and implement a plan making the sources of all energy generation in the state renewable sources by 2052.

Requires electric corporations and power authorities to surrender renewable energy credits and attributes, solar renewable energy credits, green building credits, tradeable renewable certificates, and environmental credits to customer-generators.

Restricts the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices by electric, gas and water-works corporations.

Allows customer-generators the option of directing credits to be paid on another account.

Establishes a moratorium on an order of the public service commission enacting a zero-emission credit requirement in relation to certain upstate nuclear generating facilities.

Establishes the power authority of the state of New York shall make low cost hydropower available to hospitals located within the counties of Niagara and Orleans.

Prohibits the location of certain wind electric generation facilities within forty miles of an airfield or airbase under jurisdiction of any federal military department.

Prohibits extra charges on farmers for electric service and prohibits limitations on farmers installing and operating on-site electric generation equipment and related technology.

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities; provides for the determination of credits of subscribers to such facilities.

Relates to certain farm waste electric generating equipment.

Establishes a community solar pilot program.

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

Relates to limiting the sale of electricity or natural gas by ESCOs to non-residential customers only.

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities; includes reporting on the adequacy of the public service commission's assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service.

Relates to mandating the public service commission to establish a smart metering pilot program.

Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available; defines energy star.

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

Relates to electric transmission lines and existing or proposed generating facilities.

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; makes an appropriation therefor.

Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered.

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts of 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.

Authorizes certain municipalities to participate in a community-wide energy aggregation program where they can request bids, select an energy service provider, install energy efficiency measures and develop local renewable energy facilities to provide electric and/or gas supply services, including gas efficiency and renewable heating technologies to participating customers.

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement.

Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions; amends definition of television and adds other, related definitions.

Includes geothermal energy systems within the meaning of the term "qualified energy efficiency services" for purposes of on-bill financing under the power NY act of 2011.

Provides that each investor owned utility must file with the public service commission an electric vehicle charging tariff that allows a customer to purchase electricity solely for the purpose of recharging an electric vehicle; defines terms; makes related provisions.

Establishes the affordable residential green building program which would provide incentives to owners for the construction of new residential buildings which are affordable.

Includes geothermal energy systems within the meaning of the term "qualified energy efficiency services" for purposes of on-bill financing under the power NY act of 2011.

Establishes that electric generating facilities that use biomass for more than 50% of its annual heat input shall not be required to obtain carbon dioxide allowances for carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the burning of biomass under the carbon dioxide budget trading program.

Directs the public service commission to issue an order governing the equitable sharing of interconnection costs for distributed generation resources.

Creates the New York Farm-to-Urban Consumer Solar Access Act of 2016 to permit a system implementing shared solar power benefits.

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to study the impact on consumers and perform a cost benefit analysis of the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative.

Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

Relates to the authority of an electric utility customer to decline or remove digital smart meters; defines digital smart meter as an advanced metering infrastructure device to measure electricity consumption that uses radio frequency methods of wireless communication to report such consumption; provides that such utility may not charge the customer for declining the installation of such digital smart meter.

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering; makes the rates paid by micro-combined heat and power or fuel cell customer-generators the same as other customer-generators.

Relates to net metering standards for municipal landfills and waste water treatment facilities.

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.

Relates to enacting the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires an annual report to the governor and legislature.

Establishes a procedure for the approval of increasing the transfer capability of existing electric transmission lines.

Establishes the affordable residential green building program which would provide incentives to owners for the construction of new residential buildings which are affordable.

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities; includes reporting on the adequacy of the public service commission's assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service.

Relates to electric capacity and power procurement; further relates to the powers of the Long Island power authority respecting portfolio management services.

Includes geothermal energy systems within the meaning of the term "qualified energy efficiency services" for purposes of on-bill financing under the power NY act of 2011.

Includes geothermal energy systems within the meaning of the term "qualified energy efficiency services" for purposes of on-bill financing under the power NY act of 2011.

Relates to extending to offer financing to certain persons and entities for one year.

Relates to registration and reporting by major petroleum suppliers and pipeline operators.

Requires the public service commission and NYSERDA to implement a low carbon portfolio standard; creates zero carbon emission investment program and fund.

Requires certain information to be filed with the department of public service including details of what is being transported in a gas gathering line or pipeline facility.

Relates to the description of fuel gas transmission lines.

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available; defines energy star.

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent state energy plan and consider whether approval of the facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to electric generation.

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement.

Relates to the establishment of reduced residential rates for electric and natural gas service to low-income customers.

Relates to directing the public service commission to require that gas and electric corporations establish a rate classification for volunteer emergency response organizations which shall not be greater than the rate for veterans' organizations.

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a fuel comprised of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, designated B100, and meeting the requirements of the American Society of Testing and Materials designation of D 6751; establishes the biodiesel grant program fund.

Relates to certain fees for energy audits.

Creates a commercial on-bill repayment program to permit financing of clean energy projects by commercial enterprises.

Relates to "power purchase agreements" concerning energy technologies eligible for net metering.

Relates to increasing the number of ad hoc members on the NYS board of electric generation siting and the environment.

Relates to long-term contracts for renewable energy.

Relates to certain farm waste electric generating equipment.

Relates to the department of public service and limits increases in the amount of the surcharge; establishes a moratorium on new surcharge assessments, taxes or fees.

Relates to net-metering for non-residential customers of electric corporations which own, lease or operate micro-combined heat and power generating equipment.

Requires the public service commission to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids.

Incorporates environmental justice considerations into major utility transmission facility siting.

Makes state standards for the state and its agencies for energy efficient appliances, energy-using products and new or substantially renovated building design and specifications applicable to a city of one million or more.

Relates to rates charged volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies.

Relates to the regional greenhouse initiative and the effect on electricity markets.

Establishes a community solar pilot program.

Regulates the cost of submetered electricity to nonresidential tenants; establishes tenant remedies in cases of violations; requires electricity redistributors to identify the rate or the basis of the charge for electricity sold to non-residential tenants, as well as the terms under which the method of calculation for such electricity charges may be subject to change.

Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to undertake and administer energy conservation, cogeneration and load management programs for the public corporation customers of the authority in the metropolitan areas of New York city, and to provide technical and financial assistance in implementing conservation plans prepared for any such public corporation; grants exceptions from compliance due to infeasibility or economic hardship.

Reestablishes the state energy office to administer the provisions of the energy law, and transfers the powers and duties of the New York state energy research and development authority and the president thereof pursuant to the energy law to the state energy office and the commissioner thereof.

Relates to updating the state energy conservation construction code.

Provides incentives for energy conservation through voltage regulation; allows utility companies to recover lost revenue when installing voltage regulation devices.

Directs the Long Island power authority and the New York state energy research and development authority to contract with an independent entity to inspect residential electric generating equipment; prohibits the provision of financial assistance for any such equipment unless it is inspected and approved by such independent inspector; directs both such authorities to provide grants of up to $300 for the installation and interconnection of such equipment.

Requires the approval of the state legislature in a joint resolution for the construction or continued operation of nuclear electric generating facilities.

Requires electric corporations and power authorities to surrender renewable energy credits and attributes, solar renewable energy credits, green building credits, tradeable renewable certificates, and environmental credits to customer-generators.

Relates to payments of grants to farm operations by NYSERDA; provides that payment of such grants shall be made no later than ninety days after notification.

Relates to requiring liquid petroleum pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or at a high-risk of leaking.

Relates to application requirements for private or government entities that wish to provide electric service converting residential rental buildings from being mass-metered to submetered.

Relates to rate schedules for net energy metering.

Relates to establishing the clean energy fund to improve energy efficiency and provide for the development of clean energy technologies; relates to promoting the distribution of clean energy resources; requires the use of clean energy technologies by electric corporations and net energy metering for wind electric generating facilities; relates to requiring the NYS and Long Island power authorities to establish clean energy initiatives.

Establishes in the NYS energy research and development authority the school energy efficiency program.

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts of 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.

Directs the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the public service commission, to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission of power in the utility industry; authorizes additional studies and reports upon rate hikes, complaints by third parties or upon identification of a shortage.

Relates to certain farm waste electric generating equipment.

Directs the public service commission to adopt rules and regulations requiring electric corporations to develop and utilize clean energy technologies which annually reduce the pollution generated; establishes fines for failure to comply with such rules and regulations; such provisions shall apply to the power authority of the state of New York and the Long Island power authority.

Creates a commercial on-bill repayment program to permit financing of clean energy projects by commercial enterprises.

Relates to consumer audio and video products energy efficiency standards.

Implements the New York propane education and safety act; authorizes the creation of certain propane education programs; requires the creation of a New York propane education and safety council; enumerates the duties and purposes of the New York propane education and safety council.

Relates to certain fees for energy audits.

Relates to the public availability of certain competitive requests for proposals.

Relates to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers who own or operate farm waste electric generating equipment.

Relates to hearings following major power outages.

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering; makes the rates paid by micro-combined heat and power or fuel cell customer-generators the same as other customer-generators.

Implements the New York propane education and safety act; authorizes the creation of certain propane education programs; requires the creation of a New York propane education and safety council; enumerates the duties and purposes of the New York propane education and safety council.

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities.

Relates to municipal energy aggregation programs; authorizes inter-municipal agreement for the purpose of coordinating efforts by municipal energy aggregators to requests bids for and potentially select an energy service provider to provide electric and/or gas supply services to participating customers.

Relates to "power purchase agreements" concerning energy technologies eligible for net metering.

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs assisting building owners with installing energy efficient improvements.

Redefines a "custom-generator" under the public service law.

Establishes that electric generating facilities that use biomass for more than 50% of its annual heat input shall not be required to obtain carbon dioxide allowances for carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the burning of biomass under the carbon dioxide budget trading program.

Relates to emergency disconnections of certain public utilities during a state disaster emergency or local state of emergency; requires utilities to disconnect service within twenty-four hours when notified by a municipality that disconnection is necessary to make repairs and continued service may threaten the health or safety of a person, the surrounding area or the utility's or municipality's distribution system.

Relates to electric transmission lines and existing or proposed generating facilities.

Relates to the membership of the New York state energy research and development authority.

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program to be managed by NYSERDA to encourage development of fuel cell generating systems.

Extends green residential building grant program until 2016.

Relates to certain farm waste electric generating equipment.

Mandates a study of energy-efficient and sustainable forms of power to replace power generated by Indian Point units 2 and 3.

Directs the public service commission to conduct a study to analyze the economic and environmental benefits from and the economic cost burden, if any, of the net energy metering program in this state.

Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public service commission; such review proceeding shall include all the parties involved in the proceeding at which such schedule was originally approved.

Establishes provisions for the net energy metering of neighborhood electricity usage.

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

Requires reporting by the public service commission on consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and municipalities and the adequacy of the public service commission's assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service.

Relates to requiring liquid petroleum pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or at a high-risk of leaking.

Relates to electric capacity and power procurement; further relates to the powers of the Long Island power authority respecting portfolio management services.

Relates to electric capacity and power procurement; further relates to the powers of the Long Island power authority respecting portfolio management services.

Establishes the "Natural Gas Infrastructure Act"; creates the natural gas infrastructure grant fund for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of projects to extend natural gas supply facilities to rural areas for economic development purposes by the construction of natural gas distribution facilities.

Establishes a biofuel/biodiesel permit process task force; provides that such task force shall be administered by NYSERDA.

Relates to payments of grants to farm operations by NYSERDA; provides that payment of such grants shall be made no later than ninety days after notification.

Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions; amends definition of television and adds other, related definitions.

Enacts energy efficiency standards for televisions; amends definition of television and adds other, related definitions.

Relates to rate schedules for net energy metering.

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities; includes reporting on the adequacy of the public service commission's assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service.

Directs the public service commission to undertake a study of consumer protections adopted by electric corporations and utilities; includes reporting on the adequacy of the public service commission's assistance to customers facing disconnection of utility service.

Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the urban development corporation to use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available; defines energy star.

Relates to the distribution of revenues under the carbon dioxide allowance auction program.

Provides for a priority call system for use in connection with emergency disconnections of utilities, service coverage and oversight of response time in connection with the emergency disconnection of utilities.

Relates to mandating the public service commission to establish a smart metering pilot program.

Relates to directing the public service commission to require that gas and electric corporations establish a rate classification for volunteer emergency response organizations which shall not be greater than the rate for veterans' organizations.

Authorizes the New York power authority to issue bonds for certain projects involving repowering projects, qualified energy infrastructure investment projects, or qualified new construction projects for major electric generating facilities to achieve compliance with certain environmental standards.

Provides that surcharges imposed on ratepayer's utility bills for programs including the renewable portfolio standard shall not be allocated to assist persons whose facilities are located outside of the territorial limits of the United States of America and who also do not have facilities located within New York state.

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities; provides for the determination of credits of subscribers to such facilities.

Enacts the "electric super highway act of 2014", requiring alternative fuels to be available for public use along the New York state thruway after November 1, 2014 and to provide each recommended alternative fuel at least every one hundred twenty miles on both sides of the thruway; defines "alternative fuel".

Relates to net metering and designating all or a portion of net metering credits generated by equipment.

Establishes in the NYS energy research and development authority the school energy efficiency program.

Directs the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by out of state generators and also a cost benefit analysis of all of the programs associated with the program as it currently operates.

Relates to net energy metering of electric generating facilities.

Requires the public service commission to develop recommendations regarding the establishment of microgrids.

Extends green residential building grant program until 2016.

Provides for the net energy metering of solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems for both residential and business customers; increases the rated capacity of eligible solar electric generating equipment to 2,000 kilowatts; provides for the metering and fees for such electric generating equipment.

Directs that any increase of the fuel adjusted surcharges imposed by the Long Island Power Authority shall be subject to the review of the public service commission prior to such increase taking effect.

Directs the Long Island power authority and the New York state energy research and development authority to contract with an independent entity to inspect residential electric generating equipment; prohibits the provision of financial assistance for any such equipment unless it is inspected and approved by such independent inspector; directs both such authorities to provide grants of up to $300 for the installation and interconnection of such equipment.

Reestablishes the state energy office to administer the provisions of the energy law, and transfers the powers and duties of the New York state energy research and development authority and the president thereof pursuant to the energy law to the state energy office and the commissioner thereof.

Relates to phasing out transition fees.

Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to undertake and administer energy conservation, cogeneration and load management programs for the public corporation customers of the authority in the metropolitan areas of New York city, and to provide technical and financial assistance in implementing conservation plans prepared for any such public corporation; grants exceptions from compliance due to infeasibility or economic hardship.

Relates to appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards; requires new or replacement consumer audio and video products purchased by or for the state or any agency thereof shall meet or exceed certain requirements.

Includes not-for-profit organizations with a mission to assist in disaster relief and recovery for collaboration purposes for microgrid recommendations.

Relates to on-farm energy generation.