Bill Text: NY S02485 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new electric transmission lines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S02485 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-S02485-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2485

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 21, 2025
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        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  to amend the public service law, in relation to expanding elec-
          tric transmission lines throughout the state of New York

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Article 8 of the public service law is amended by adding a
     2  new section 149 to read as follows:
     3    § 149. Electric transmission line expansion plan. 1. ORES shall estab-
     4  lish a mapping, installation and efficiency  plan  for  the  purpose  of
     5  allowing  ORES  and other applicable New York state entities to identify
     6  locations in the state where new or existing electric transmission lines
     7  can be built or upgraded, excluding specified indigenous land  or  prime
     8  agricultural  areas  that  may  be  negatively impacted. Such plan shall
     9  focus on the implementation of new  or  existing  electric  transmission
    10  lines  to  allow  the expansion of transmission and distribution infras-
    11  tructure in under-served communities.
    12    2. ORES shall promulgate rules and regulations to simplify the process
    13  and maximize efficiency for installing new or existing  electric  trans-
    14  mission  lines, and such rules and regulations shall consider man hours,
    15  time, and cost.
    16    3. ORES, in consultation with the department,  electric  and  combined
    17  electric-gas  corporations  shall  gather  data  regarding the available
    18  capacity of electric distribution infrastructure and its efficiency  for
    19  communities  served in areas with high levels of line congestion, and/or
    20  areas with high renewable penetration within the state of New York. ORES
    21  and the department in gathering such data shall include the resource mix
    22  of wind, solar, hydrogen, electric and gas power generating facilities.
    23    4. Once ORES has identified potential new locations or sites requiring
    24  upgrades for electric transmission lines pursuant to subdivision one  of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06647-01-5
        S. 2485                             2

     1  this  section  and has established processes for installing new electric
     2  transmission lines in an efficient manner pursuant to subdivision two of
     3  this section, ORES shall release the mapping tool, the  efficiency  plan
     4  and a report on the ORES website. The report shall detail:
     5    (a)  any  processes ORES found regarding the efficient installation of
     6  new electric transmission lines;
     7    (b) any relevant data gathered regarding the availability of  capacity
     8  for  distribution lines in communities that have high rates of renewable
     9  penetration and/or high levels of line congestion;
    10    (c) a detailed list of potential locations  for  new  electric  trans-
    11  mission lines; and
    12    (d)  any other data or information ORES and the department finds rele-
    13  vant to this section.
    14    5. ORES shall submit an annual report to the legislature on the status
    15  of new transmission lines built under its oversight until completion  of
    16  such new transmission lines. Such report shall include the status of any
    17  new  or upgraded transmission lines built under the regulatory oversight
    18  of ORES and the effect of the rules and regulations promulgated by  ORES
    19  and  any  information regarding contractors and progress made toward the
    20  installation of new transmission and distribution lines.  Further,  such
    21  report shall include the data gathered by ORES, the department, electric
    22  and  combined electric-gas corporations pursuant to subdivision three of
    23  this section, and the effects of new transmission and distribution lines
    24  distributing electricity to under-served communities.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    26  the  amendments  to  article 8 of the public service law made by section
    27  one of this act shall not affect the  expiration  of  such  article  and
    28  shall be deemed to expire therewith.