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S 5834: Permits the standard utility interconnection of sub-transmission lines for particular projects.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 9, 2026

What S 5834 does, verified January 9, 2026

The bill aims to permit the standard utility interconnection of sub-transmission lines for specific projects. All forms of distributed generation, as defined by the state's standardized interconnection requirements, are allowed to connect to the utilities' distribution system at the sub-transmission level. This process follows the same method and fashion as interconnections at the transmission level. The changes take effect immediately.

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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5834
What is the current status of S 5834?
As of January 9, 2026, S 5834 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 5834 pass?
Not yet. S 5834 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 5834, and where is it now?
S 5834 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Energy & Telecommunications.
Author and sponsors
Sen. James SkoufisAuthor · New York State Senate
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Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mar. 03, 2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 217 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5834 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to explicitly permitting the standard utility interconnection of sub-transmission lines for partic- ular projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 21-107 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 21-107. Interconnection at sub-transmission lines. Notwithstanding 4 any law, rule, regulation, policy or guideline to the contrary, all 5 forms of energy considered distributed generation under the state's 6 Standardized Interconnection Requirements (SIR) shall be allowed to 7 connect to the utilities distribution system at the sub-transmission 8 level provided that the generator has met all other state and federal 9 requirements. The process for such interconnection shall proceed in the 10 same method and fashion as interconnections at the transmission level. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04344-01-5
Text of S 5834 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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