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This bill amends public service law to require new electric transmission lines to accommodate existing or proposed generating resources and meet emissions standards for out-of-state electricity.
Why it matters
Ensures new transmission lines are built to support both existing and future energy generation projects. , potentially encouraging more renewable or local energy development by requiring infrastructure to accommodate these resources.
Mandates that electricity imported from outside New York must meet in-state emissions and performance standards. , which could drive cleaner energy imports and support New York's environmental goals, while discouraging reliance on high-emission, out-of-state power sources.
Expands the planning requirements for the electric grid to include not just expansion, but also maintenance and improvement. , which may result in a more reliable and resilient power system benefiting consumers and businesses.
Includes exceptions for smaller transmission projects (under 100 kilovolts),. balancing grid flexibility and economic efficiency by not imposing potentially unnecessary requirements on minor upgrades or lines.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1397
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to electric transmission lines and existing or proposed generating resources
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section 126 of the public service law, paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 521 of the laws of 2015, subdivision 2 as added by chapter 520 of the laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
(e) in the case of an electric transmission line, (1) what part, if any, of the line shall be located underground; (2) that such facility conforms to a long-range plan for the expansion, maintenance and improvement of the electric power grid of the electric systems serving [this] New York state and interconnected utility systems, which will serve the interests of electric system economy and reliability; (3) that such facility will accommodate the interconnection of existing or proposed generating resources or in the case of a facility that as proposed, has a design capacity of less than one hundred kilovolts, that no accommodation is necessary because such accommodation would not be in the interests of electric system economy and reliability; and (4) in the case of a facility, that as proposed, would transmit electricity generated from resources located outside of the boundaries of New York state, that such electricity would be produced in a manner that is consistent with the power plant emissions and performance standards established pursuant to section 19-0312 of the environmental conservation law;
2. In the case of an electric transmission line to be constructed by the power authority of the state of New York and located in part under the waters of Long Island Sound and for the remaining part underground, the commission shall make only the findings and determinations required by paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (f) of subdivision one of this section and, on the basis of such findings and determinations, shall grant, grant in part, or deny the certificate.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01476-01-7
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