Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to develop basic consumer education or guidance about geothermal energy systems and develop business models for geothermal projects in the state to match equivalent programming and guidance for solar energy.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6391
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 13, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 authorities law, in relation to directing the
New York state energy research and development authority to take
certain actions to increase awareness for geothermal energy systems
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1885 to read as follows:
3 § 1885. Geothermal energy systems. 1. The authority, in consultation
4 with appropriate industries, shall develop basic consumer education or
5 guidance about geothermal energy systems and shall develop business
6 models for geothermal projects in the state to match equivalent program-
7 ming and guidance for solar energy.
8 2. As used in this section, the term "geothermal energy system" shall
9 mean a system that uses geothermal energy for water heating or space
10 heating or cooling in a single building, for space heating for more than
11 one building through a pipeline network, or for electricity generation.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10921-01-5
