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S 2480: Directs the New York state energy and research development authority to establish a pilot program to install a microgrid in Glenwood Houses; requires the authority to annually report on the results of such program and any recommendations for expansion.
What S 2480 does, verified March 6, 2026
The state of New York aims to establish a pilot program to install a microgrid in Glenwood Houses in Kings County. The microgrid will be used for local energy production and distribution, functioning independently or supplementing the main electricity grid for peak demand. It will be powered by renewable energy sources such as solar panels, hydrogen, or wind, combined with energy-efficient generators and low-impact energy storage units like batteries. The program will be funded by allocated funds, and an annual report will be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly. The program is expected to take effect 30 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (2026-02-24)Alert me
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| Feb. 24, 2026 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 21, 2025 · 306 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2480 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT in relation to directing the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a pilot program to install a micro- grid in Glenwood Houses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. 1. No later than one hundred eighty days after the effec- 2 tive date of this act, the New York state energy research and develop- 3 ment authority shall establish, within amounts appropriated therefor, a 4 pilot program to install a microgrid in Glenwood Houses in Kings county. 5 Such microgrid shall be used for local energy production and distrib- 6 ution which can function independently if disconnected from the main 7 electricity grid or a supplement for peaks in demand. The microgrid 8 shall be powered by renewable energy sources including but not limited 9 to solar panels, hydrogen or wind, and energy efficient generators which 10 shall be combined with energy storage units such as batteries with low 11 environmental impacts. 12 2. The authority shall provide an annual report on or before the first 13 day of January to the governor, the temporary president of the senate 14 and the speaker of the assembly, on the pilot program and any recommen- 15 dations for expansion of such pilot program. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06636-01-5
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