BILL NUMBER: S7834
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to qualified energy stor-
age systems
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Expands the tools available to the Office of Renewable Energy Siting
(ORES) to enable the siting of Energy Storage facilities in the areas of
the state that need them in order reduce emissions from older highly
polluting peaker plants, and to ensure reliability in the electric grid
as we move to 100 percent renewable energy.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 94-C of the executive law to enable the ORES to
site energy storage systems of greater than five thousand KW not co-lo-
cated with major renewable energy facilities. These facilities must be
less than ten miles from and interconnect into the NY electric grid. A
fee of $50,000 is required for the application for this program.
Section 2 states the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
As New York State continues to work towards investing in renewable ener-
gy and electrifying buildings and transportation systems, energy storage
systems are necessary in order to increase the efficiency of New York's
power grid. Energy storage systems can integrate large quantities of
renewable energy and store renewable generation for the times when it is
most needed.
In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul set a goal of 6,000 MW of battery storage
by 2030. In order to realize this goal, New York State must make major
shifts to its portfolio of energy production. This legislation will
provide the ORES with additional tools in order to facilitate the
deployment of battery storage systems.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Local governments where battery storage facilities are sited will likely
see increased property tax revenues from these facilities.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect ninety days after it shall have become law.