Authorizes and directs the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study on peaker plant electric generating facilities on Long Island.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5091
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the public service
commission and the New York state energy research and development
authority to conduct a study on peaker plant electric generating
facilities on Long Island; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. For the purposes of this act, the term "peaker plant elec-
2 tric generating facility" shall mean a major electric generating facili-
3 ty as defined in paragraph b of subdivision one of section 19-0312 of
4 the environmental conservation law that burns coal, oil, diesel or
5 natural gas and was operational and generated electricity less than
6 fifteen percent of the year during at least two years between two thou-
7 sand fourteen through two thousand twenty-four.
8 § 2. The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
9 state energy research and development authority, is authorized and
10 directed to conduct a study of peaker plant electric generating facili-
11 ties on Long Island. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
12 (a) the number of peaker plant electric generating facilities on Long
13 Island;
14 (b) the number of peaker plant electric generating facilities that are
15 necessary on Long Island; and
16 (c) how to reduce the number of peaker plant electric generating
17 facilities on Long Island.
18 § 3. The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
19 state energy research and development authority, may conduct any hear-
20 ings or take any written testimony as it deems necessary in order to aid
21 such study, and shall take all other steps necessary to provide a thor-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ough analysis of all issues related to the provisions listed in section
2 one of this act.
3 § 4. The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
4 state energy research and development authority, shall issue its final
5 report no later than one year after the effective date of this act to
6 the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of
7 the senate, and the chair of the assembly committee on energy and the
8 senate committee on energy and telecommunications, and post a copy of
9 such report on its website.
10 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
11 deemed repealed 2 years after such date.
