S 4054: Requires the office of renewable energy siting to develop standards and conditions for the siting of certain large scale renewable energy systems; requires approval of municipalities to such siting plans.
The bill aims to establish uniform standards and conditions for the siting of large-scale renewable energy systems in the state of New York. It requires the Office of Renewable Energy Siting to develop standards to avoid, minimize, or mitigate potential significant adverse impacts on land within the Hudson River watershed area, particularly land with agricultural or conservation districts or mineral soil groups 1-4. The bill also prohibits the consideration of certain permits for siting, design, construction, or operation of major renewable energy facilities until the adoption of amended uniform standards and conditions. Additionally, the bill requires the Department to consult with municipalities over potential build-ready sites for qualified energy storage systems and obtain their approval before deeming a site suitable. The bill takes effect immediately, with certain amendments to ar…
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4054 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the office of renewable energy siting to develop standards and conditions for the siting of certain large scale renewable energy systems The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 138 of the public service law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. The uniform standards and conditions established pursuant to this 4 section shall be designed to avoid, minimize, or mitigate to the maximum 5 extent practicable, potential significant adverse impacts to land within 6 the Hudson River watershed area, with additional consideration for land 7 within an agricultural or conservation district or land that contains 8 mineral soil groups 1-4. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 9 apply in the consideration of any permits for siting, design, 10 construction, or operation of a major renewable energy facility for 11 which a completed application has been received by the office of renewa- 12 ble energy siting and electric transmissions prior to the adoption of 13 amended uniform standards and conditions consistent with this subdivi- 14 sion. 15 § 2. Section 144 of the public service law is amended by adding a new 16 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 17 5. ORES and the department shall not deem any site for qualified ener- 18 gy storage systems suitable without first consulting any municipalities 19 with jurisdiction over the potential build-ready site and obtaining such 20 municipalities' approval. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the 22 amendments to article 8 of the public service law made by sections one 23 and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such article and 24 shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06468-01-5