What's happening
This bill requires the New York Power Authority to provide energy services and, if available, power to all public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools statewide.
Why it matters
Expanding Access to Clean Energy and Efficiency. By requiring the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to offer energy efficiency services and clean energy technologies to all public and nonpublic K-12 schools, the bill can help schools reduce their energy costs and environmental impact, making school operations more sustainable.
Potential for Lower School Energy Bills. If the NYPA determines that power and energy are available from the competitive market, it must also provide actual electricity to these schools, which could lead to more stable and possibly lower energy costs for both public and private educational institutions.
Equity Across School Types. The inclusion of both public and nonpublic (e.g., private, religious) schools ensures that the benefits of state-supported energy improvements and potential energy supply are shared broadly, addressing gaps that may exist in how schools access affordable, reliable energy services.
Statewide Educational Infrastructure Improvement. By making these services and, when possible, power available to schools across New York State, the bill has the potential to modernize energy infrastructure in educational facilities, which can improve learning environments and reduce long-term operational expenses.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6155
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the list of the New York power authority's mandated customers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The third undesignated paragraph of section 1005 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 287 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
The authority is further authorized to construct and/or acquire and complete such base load generating, transmission and related facilities as it deems necessary or desirable to assist in maintaining an adequate and dependable supply of electricity by supplying power and energy for the metropolitan transportation authority, its subsidiary corporations, the New York city transit authority, the port authority of New York and New Jersey, the city of New York, the state of New York, the United States, other public corporations and electric corporations within the metropolitan area of the city of New York within the state of New York; provided, however, that (i) the acquisition of completed or partially completed facilities shall be after public hearing and shall be limited to facilities located in New York city or Westchester county and the energy and power generated by such facilities shall be used, to the extent feasible, for the benefit of electric consumers in that area, (ii) not more than one such generating facility shall be acquired in each of New York city and Westchester county, (iii) the price to be paid pursuant to any agreement entered into with respect to the purchase, appropriation or condemnation of any such completed or partially completed facility, as the case may be, shall be subject to the approval of the state comptroller and (iv) transmission facilities shall not be so acquired pursuant to this paragraph unless such acquisition is neces-
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sary to assure delivery of power and energy produced by any acquired generating facility. The authority is further authorized, to the extent it deems it necessary or desirable, to provide power and energy, as it may determine it to be available, for the use by the Niagara frontier transportation authority or its subsidiary corporation. The authority is [authorized] directed to make energy efficiency services, clean energy technologies and, in the event that supplies of power and energy are determined to be available from the competitive market for this purpose, power and energy, available to public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools throughout the state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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