What's happening
This bill expands the New York Power Authority's authority to provide energy-related services and projects to more entities and clarifies definitions.
Why it matters
Broadens who can receive NY Power Authority services. By adding “any party located within the state of New York under contract with the authority to purchase power,” the bill allows more organizations—including private entities—to access energy-related projects and services, not just public entities and specific power program recipients.
Expands and clarifies what services are covered. The definition of “energy-related projects, programs and services” now explicitly includes energy management, distribution, and control projects/services, in addition to energy efficiency and clean energy projects. This could result in a wider array of offerings from the Authority.
Potential for increased clean energy investment. By expanding eligible participants and clarifying service types, the bill could accelerate adoption of energy efficiency and clean energy technologies throughout the state, potentially lowering emissions and energy costs for a broader set of customers.
May influence market dynamics and competition. Allowing more entities to contract with the NY Power Authority could increase competition in the energy services market, potentially leading to better pricing or innovation but also affecting private sector providers.
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Expand NYPA Energy Project Powers
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- Advanced to third reading cal.838
- Reported
- Referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to energy
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Expand NYPA Energy Projects
In Senate Committee · Energy And Telecommunications · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6993
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 28, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- (at request of the New York Power Authority) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to energy-related projects, programs and services of the power authority of the state of New York
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 17 of section 1005 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 494 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(a) As deemed feasible and advisable by the trustees, to finance [and], design, develop, construct, implement, provide and administer energy-related projects, programs and services for any public entity, any independent not-for-profit institution of higher education within the state, [and] any recipient of [the] economic development power, expansion power, replacement power, preservation power, high load factor power, municipal distribution agency power, [power for jobs, and] or recharge New York power [programs administered by] allocated by the authority, and any party located within the state of New York under contract with the authority to purchase power from the authority pursuant to this title or any other law. In establishing and providing high performance and sustainable building programs and services authorized by this subdivision, the authority is authorized to consult standards, guidelines, rating systems, and/or criteria established or adopted by other organizations, including but not limited to the United States green building council under its leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) programs, the green building initiative's green globes rating system, and the American National Standards Institute. The source of any financing and/or loans provided by the authority for the purposes of this subdivision may be the proceeds of notes issued pursuant to section one thousand nine-a of this title, the proceeds of bonds issued
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10152-01-7
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pursuant to section one thousand ten of this title, or any other available authority funds.
§ 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 17 of section 1005 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 477 of the laws of 2009 and such subdivision as renumbered by section 16 of part CC of chapter 60 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(2) "Energy-related projects, programs and services" means energy management, distribution, or control projects and services, energy efficiency projects and services, clean energy technology projects and services, and high performance and sustainable building programs and services, and the construction, installation and/or operation of facilities or equipment done in connection with any such projects, programs or services.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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