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S 5055: Includes fuel-flexible linear generators which do not utilize a fossil fuel resource in the process of generating electricity as qualifying as renewable energy systems.
What S 5055 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to update the definition of renewable energy systems in the state of New York. Renewable energy systems are now defined as those that generate electricity or thermal energy through various technologies such as solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, and fuel cells that do not use fossil fuels. The updated definition also includes fuel-flexible linear generators that do not use fossil fuels. The bill takes effect immediately, making the updated definition applicable to all future renewable energy projects.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5055
- What is the current status of S 5055?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5055 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS".
- Did S 5055 pass?
- Not yet. S 5055 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5055, and where is it now?
- S 5055 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Energy & Telecommunications.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 232 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5055 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 the definition of renewable energy systems The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 66-p of the 2 public service law, as amended by section 3 of part QQ of chapter 56 of 3 the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (b) "renewable energy systems" means systems that generate electricity 5 or thermal energy through use of the following technologies: solar ther- 6 mal, photovoltaics, on land and offshore wind, hydroelectric, geothermal 7 electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, 8 ocean thermal, [and] fuel cells which do not utilize a fossil fuel 9 resource in the process of generating electricity, and fuel-flexible 10 linear generators which do not utilize a fossil fuel resource in the 11 process of generating electricity. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00260-01-5
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