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Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Referred to energy
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.454
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to energy
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–1
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1083
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
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Relates to certain farm waste electric generating equipment
In Assembly Committee · Energy · Sponsor William Magee
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5403
Title of bill
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to certain farm waste electric generating equipment
Purpose
To promote the creation of anaerobic digesters by increasing the percentage of the local feeder line's rated capacity of which farm waste electric generating equipment can produce.
Summary of provisions
Section one changes the percentage of the local feeder line's rated capacity of which farm waste electric generating equipment can produce from twenty percent to twenty-five percent
Section two: This act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Anaerobic digesters provide sustainable management of organic waste, create a source of renewable energy, and provide an economic benefit to our agricultural industry. In promoting the creation of anaerobic digesters, a balance is struck between who bears the cost of upgrading the utility grid to tie it to the anaerobic digester. Currently, if a digester cannot produce more than 1,000 kilowatts and the generator's output falls below 20% of the local feeder line capacity, the customer will pay up to $5,000 for the system upgrades and the utility will cover the rest. If the output exceeds the 20% mark, the customer would be responsible for the system upgrades. There have been several cases where an anaerobic generator was installed which produced less than 1,000 kilowatts, but the output slightly exceeded 20% of the local feeder line capacity. This leads to customers installing smaller anaerobic digesters and therefore only a portion of the benefits from digesters can be reaped. Increasing the threshold to 25% provides a more practical level that promotes the creation of anaerobic digesters without putting an unreasonable burden on utilities to accommodate the newly created digesters.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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