What's happening
This bill requires electric transmission line approvals to conform to the most recent state energy plan and consider environmental impacts.
Why it matters
Aligns transmission line approvals with New York’s current energy priorities. , ensuring that new projects support and do not conflict with the state's most up-to-date energy plan, which may emphasize renewables, resilience, or emissions reduction.
Requires environmental impact consideration. , making decision-makers explicitly evaluate whether approving a new transmission line could result in increased pollution or environmental harm—either within New York or in neighboring states.
Moves away from a narrow focus on electric system economy and reliability. , broadening the approval criteria to include environmental and policy alignment, which could influence the types of transmission projects that get built and potentially slow or redirect projects not meeting these standards.
May affect the pace and nature of grid expansion. , as utilities and developers will need to demonstrate conformity with both the state energy plan and environmental goals, potentially increasing scrutiny and public input in the siting process.
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Update Power Line Approval
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- Referred to energy
- Referred to energy
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Update Transmission Line Rules
In Senate Committee · Energy And Telecommunications · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
88
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, MOYA, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to approval of electric transmission line facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 126 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 521 of the laws of 2015, is 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 expansion of the electric power grid of the electric systems serving this state and interconnected utility systems, which will serve the interests of electric system economy and reliability] the most recent state energy plan as established pursuant to article six of the energy law, with consideration of whether the approval of such facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to an increase in in-state or out-of-state electric generation;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01495-01-7
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