S05200 Summary:

BILL NOS05200A
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORMETZGER
 
COSPNSRBAILEY, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, MAY, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SANDERS
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 3-101, 6-102, 6-104 & 6-106, rpld 3-101 sub 7, Energy L
 
Relates to the mitigation of the severity of climate change; requires the state to create a binding plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by eighty-five percent, based on 1990 emissions levels, and meeting one hundred percent of electricity needs from fossil fuel-free resources by 2050.
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S05200 Actions:

BILL NOS05200A
 
04/16/2019REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
01/08/2020REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
05/29/2020AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
05/29/2020PRINT NUMBER 5200A
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S05200 Committee Votes:

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S05200 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S05200 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5200--A
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 16, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sens. METZGER, BAILEY, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, MAY,
          RAMOS, SALAZAR, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when
          printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
          cations -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to  the  mitigation  of  the
          severity  of  climate  change; and to repeal certain provisions of the
          energy law relating thereto
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "freedom
     2  from fossil fuels act".
     3    § 2. Subdivisions 1, 4 and 5 of  section  3-101  of  the  energy  law,
     4  subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 253 of the laws of 2013 and subdivi-
     5  sion  5  as  amended  by chapter 396 of the laws of 1978, are amended to
     6  read as follows:
     7    1. to obtain and maintain an adequate and continuous supply  of  safe,
     8  dependable  and  economical  energy  for  the people of the state and to
     9  accelerate development and use within  the  state  of  renewable  energy
    10  sources,  all  in  order  to mitigate the severity of climate change, to
    11  promote the state's economic growth, to  create  employment  within  the
    12  state,  to  protect  [its] the state's environmental values and agricul-
    13  tural heritage, to husband its resources for future generations, and  to
    14  promote the health and welfare of its people;
    15    4.  to encourage transportation modes and equipment which conserve the
    16  use of energy and reduce and/or eliminate emissions  of  carbon  dioxide
    17  and co-pollutants;
    18    5.  to  foster, encourage and promote the prudent development and wise
    19  use of [all indigenous state] the  state's  renewable  energy  resources

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11128-03-0

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     1  including,  but not limited to, [on-shore oil and natural gas, off-shore
     2  oil and natural gas, natural gas from Devonian shale formations,]  small
     3  head  hydro, [wood,] solar, wind, solid waste, energy from biomass, fuel
     4  cells, geothermal, offshore wind and cogeneration; and
     5    §  3. Subdivision 7 of section 3-101 of the energy law is REPEALED and
     6  a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows:
     7    7. to conduct energy  planning  in  an  integrated  and  comprehensive
     8  manner  through  development  of  a  master plan designed to achieve the
     9  goals set forth in the New York state climate leadership  and  community
    10  protection act, which includes but is not limited to, the following:
    11    a.  By two thousand thirty, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by forty
    12  percent, based on 1990 emissions levels, and meeting seventy percent  of
    13  electricity needs from renewable resources;
    14    b.  By two thousand fifty, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by eight-
    15  y-five percent, based on 1990 emissions levels, and meeting one  hundred
    16  percent of electricity needs from fossil fuel-free resources.
    17    The  master  plan  shall  also  be  designed  to meet the clean energy
    18  resource and energy efficiency targets set forth in section sixty  six-p
    19  of the public service law.
    20    §  4.  Subdivisions  1  and  2  of section 6-102 of the energy law, as
    21  amended by chapter 195 of the laws of  2011,  are  amended  to  read  as
    22  follows:
    23    1.  There  shall be established a state energy planning board, herein-
    24  after referred to as the "board", which shall consist of  the  chair  of
    25  the public service commission, the commissioner of environmental conser-
    26  vation,  the  commissioner  of economic development, the commissioner of
    27  transportation, the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of the divi-
    28  sion of homeland security and emergency services,  the  commissioner  of
    29  agriculture  and  markets,  the commissioner of health, the secretary of
    30  state and the president of the New York state energy research and devel-
    31  opment authority. The [governor, the] speaker of the  assembly  and  the
    32  temporary  president  of the senate shall each appoint [one] three addi-
    33  tional [representative] representatives  to  serve  on  the  board.  The
    34  representatives  appointed by the speaker of the assembly and the tempo-
    35  rary president of the senate shall include at all times individuals with
    36  expertise in issues relating to climate change mitigation and/or adapta-
    37  tion, such as environmental  justice,  energy  planning,  labor,  public
    38  health  and regulated industries. The presiding officer of the federally
    39  designated electric bulk system operator (BSO) shall serve as a non-vot-
    40  ing member of the board. Any decision or action by the board shall be by
    41  majority vote. The president of the New York state energy  research  and
    42  development  authority shall serve as chair of the board. Members of the
    43  board may designate an executive staff representative to participate  on
    44  the board on their behalf.
    45    2. Regional planning councils shall be established. [Two] Nine regions
    46  shall be established as follows:
    47    (a)  [Downstate  region  - New York City and Dutchess, Nassau, Orange,
    48  Putnam, Rockland,] Region one: Nassau and Suffolk[, Ulster and Westches-
    49  ter] counties;
    50    (b) [Upstate region - Albany, Allegany, Broome,  Cattaraugus,  Cayuga,
    51  Chautauqua,  Chemung,  Chenango,  Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware,
    52  Erie, Essex, Franklin,  Fulton,  Genesee,  Greene,  Hamilton,  Herkimer,
    53  Jefferson,  Lewis,  Livingston,  Madison,  Monroe,  Montgomery, Niagara,
    54  Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer,  Sarato-
    55  ga,  Schenectady,  Schoharie,  Schuyler,  Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben,
    56  Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming and  Yates

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     1  counties.]  Region  two:  Kings,  Bronx,  New York, Queens, and Richmond
     2  counties;
     3    (c)  Region  three:  Dutchess,  Orange,  Putnam,  Rockland,  Sullivan,
     4  Ulster, and Westchester counties;
     5    (d) Region four: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Montgomery, Otsego, Rens-
     6  selaer, Schenectady, and Schoharie counties;
     7    (e) Region five: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga,
     8  Warren, and Washington counties;
     9    (f) Region six: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, and  St.  Lawrence
    10  counties;
    11    (g) Region seven: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Ononda-
    12  ga, Oswego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties;
    13    (h) Region eight: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orle-
    14  ans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates counties; and
    15    (i) Region nine: Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara, and
    16  Wyoming counties.
    17    The governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the
    18  assembly  shall  each  appoint  [three]  two  regional  planning council
    19  members per region. Regional planning council members shall serve  with-
    20  out  compensation,  and  shall have their principal residence within the
    21  region for which they are appointed. Such regional council  members  may
    22  solicit  input from stakeholder interests within their region, including
    23  but not limited to local governments, municipal utilities,  rural  elec-
    24  tric  cooperatives,  utilities,  labor  unions,  ratepayers, businesses,
    25  trade associations, generators, social justice organizations, and commu-
    26  nity organizations with a  focus  on,  including  but  not  limited  to,
    27  climate  change  mitigation,  the  environment,  environmental  justice,
    28  and/or public health. Each regional planning council shall  transmit  to
    29  the board a report containing any recommendations specific to its region
    30  on  a  schedule  determined by the board to be appropriate for consider-
    31  ation of such report in the development of the draft energy plan.
    32    § 5. Subdivision 2 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 6-104
    33  of the energy law, as added by chapter 433 of the laws  of  2009,  para-
    34  graph  (a)  of  subdivision  2  as amended by chapter 195 of the laws of
    35  2011, are amended and two new subdivisions 2-a and 6 are added  to  read
    36  as follows:
    37    2.  The  state  energy plan shall include: (a) forecasts for a minimum
    38  period of ten years, and for such other periods as the board may  deter-
    39  mine,  of:  (i)  demand  for  electricity[, natural gas, coal, petroleum
    40  products, including heating and transportation  fuels]  and  other  fuel
    41  sources for heating, transportation and industrial processes, and alter-
    42  nate  fuels,  including ethanol and other biofuels, to the extent possi-
    43  ble, taking into account energy conservation, load management and  other
    44  demand-reducing  measures including, but not limited to, carbon pricing,
    45  which can be achieved in a cost-effective manner,  including  the  basis
    46  for  such  projection,  including  an  examination of possible alternate
    47  levels of demand and discussion of  the  forecasting  methodologies  and
    48  input variables used in making the forecasts;
    49    (ii) energy supply requirements needed to satisfy demand for electric-
    50  ity,  [natural  gas,  coal,  petroleum  products,  including heating and
    51  transportation fuels] and other fuel sources  for  heating,  transporta-
    52  tion,  industrial processes, and alternate energy sources and fuels, for
    53  each region of the state, and for the state as a whole,  including  with
    54  respect  to  electricity,  the  amount  of  capacity  needed  to provide
    55  adequate reserve margins and capacity needed to ensure  reliability  and
    56  competitive  markets  in  the various regions of the state and to ensure

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     1  electric capacity for beneficial electrification of  additional  sectors
     2  including,  but  not  limited  to heating, transportation and industrial
     3  processes;
     4    (iii)  an  assessment  of  the  ability  of the existing energy supply
     5  sources and the existing transmission or fuel transportation systems, to
     6  satisfy, together with those sources or systems reasonably certain to be
     7  available, such energy supply  requirements,  indicating  planned  addi-
     8  tions,  retirements,  deratings,  substantial  planned  outages, and any
     9  other expected changes in levels of generating and production capacity;
    10    (iv) additional electric capacity and/or transmission or  fuel  trans-
    11  portation  systems  needed  to meet such energy supply requirements that
    12  will not be met by existing  sources  of  supply  and  those  reasonably
    13  certain  to  be  available,  where  such analysis should identify system
    14  constraints and possible alternatives available,  both  supply-side  and
    15  demand-side  alternatives,  including  but  not  limited  to distributed
    16  generation, energy efficiency and conservation measures, to redress such
    17  constraint; and
    18    (v) projected greenhouse emissions assessed using a life-cycle  method
    19  of analysis for each fuel type.
    20    (b)  Identification  and  assessment  of  the  costs, risks, benefits,
    21  uncertainties and market potential of all energy supply source  alterna-
    22  tives[,  including  demand-reducing measures, renewable energy resources
    23  of electric generation, distributed generation  technologies,  cogenera-
    24  tion  technologies,  biofuels and other methods and technologies reason-
    25  ably available for satisfying energy supply requirements which  are  not
    26  reasonably  certain to be met by the energy supply sources identified in
    27  paragraph (a) of this subdivision, provided  that  such  analysis  shall
    28  include the factors identified in paragraph (d) of this subdivision];
    29    (c)  Identification  and analysis of emerging trends related to energy
    30  supply, price and demand, including trends related to the transportation
    31  sector;
    32    (d) An assessment of current energy policies and programs,  and  their
    33  contributions to achieving long-range energy planning objectives includ-
    34  ing,  but  not  limited  to, the least cost integration of energy supply
    35  sources, energy transportation and distribution system and demand-reduc-
    36  ing measures for  satisfying  energy  supply  requirements,  giving  due
    37  regard  to such factors as required capital investments, cost, ratepayer
    38  and climate impacts, security and diversity of fuel supplies and  gener-
    39  ating modes, protection of public health and safety, adverse and benefi-
    40  cial environmental impacts, conservation of energy and energy resources,
    41  the  ability  of the state to compete economically, and any other policy
    42  objectives deemed appropriate;
    43    (e) In order to assist the board in such evaluation, the power author-
    44  ity of the state of New York and the Long Island power  authority  shall
    45  individually submit to the planning board: (i) a strategic plan specify-
    46  ing  the  mission  and goals of the authority, the policies and programs
    47  utilized to fulfill such mission and goals, and an  explanation  of  how
    48  such  policies  and  programs  relate  to the state energy plan, (ii) an
    49  annual five-year operating plan, and (iii) a ten-year projected  capital
    50  budget  for  their respective operations. Such plans shall include major
    51  new capital and programmatic initiatives, as well  as  descriptions  and
    52  achievements  of existing programs, including program objectives and the
    53  numbers of clients and/or customers served for each service or program;
    54    (f) An analysis of security issues, considering both natural and human
    55  threats to the state's energy systems;

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     1    (g) An environmental justice analysis including  an  analysis  of  the
     2  barriers  to,  and  opportunities  for, community ownership of renewable
     3  generation and energy efficiency services  in  low-income  and  environ-
     4  mental justice communities;
     5    (h)  An assessment of [the ability of urban planning alternative] land
     6  use planning, including but not limited  to  smart  growth  [and],  mass
     7  transportation  improvements  to  reduce  energy and transportation fuel
     8  demand, and building code changes which will reduce the use  of  energy,
     9  carbon emissions, and other co-pollutants;
    10    (i)  An  inventory  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions, and strategies for
    11  facilitating and accelerating the use  of  zero  or  low  carbon  energy
    12  sources and/or carbon mitigation measures;
    13    (j)  Recommendations, as appropriate and desirable, for administrative
    14  and legislative actions to implement such policies, objectives and stra-
    15  tegies;
    16    (k) Assessment of the impacts  of  implementation  of  the  plan  upon
    17  economic development, health, safety and welfare, environmental quality,
    18  and energy costs for consumers, specifically low-income consumers; [and]
    19    (l)  A  statewide  plan  for  the conversion to zero-emission vehicles
    20  including, but not limited to, the necessary  infrastructure  to  reduce
    21  range  anxiety, the conversion of the state fleet to zero-emission vehi-
    22  cles, and the overall electrification of the transportation sector;
    23    (m) A statewide plan for development of non-fossil fuels for  heating,
    24  cooling and industrial processes; and
    25    (n)  Such  additional information as the board deems appropriate, such
    26  as but not limited to, information developed from consultation with  the
    27  BSO.
    28    2-a.  The  state  energy plan shall not include any provisions for new
    29  construction or implementation of: (a) any infrastructure used to trans-
    30  fer fossil fuels or fuel gasses; or
    31    (b) electricity generation or storage electricity which utilize fossil
    32  fuels gases.
    33    (b) Any energy-related action or decision of a  state  agency,  board,
    34  commission  or authority shall be [reasonably] consistent with the fore-
    35  casts and the policies and long-range  energy  planning  objectives  and
    36  strategies  contained  in  the  plan, including its most recent update[;
    37  provided, however, that any such action or decision which is not reason-
    38  ably consistent with the plan shall be deemed in  compliance  with  this
    39  section,  provided  that such action or decision includes a finding that
    40  the relevant provisions of the plan are no longer reasonable or probable
    41  based on a material and substantial change in fact or circumstance,  and
    42  a  statement  explaining  the basis for this finding].  No state agency,
    43  board, commission,  or  authority  shall  act  inconsistently  with  the
    44  provisions of this section.
    45    6.  Any  person  may bring an action in his or her own name to enforce
    46  the provisions of this article through a private right of action.
    47    § 6. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of section 6-106
    48  of the energy law, subdivision 3 as added by chapter 433 of the laws  of
    49  2009,  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision 2, the opening paragraph, subpara-
    50  graphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a),  subparagraphs  (i)  and  (ii)  of
    51  paragraph  (b),  and paragraphs (c) and (d) as amended and paragraph (e)
    52  of subdivision 3 as added by chapter  195  of  the  laws  of  2011,  are
    53  amended to read as follows:
    54    (c)  Public comment hearings, with at least [three] one in each region
    55  described in subdivision two  of  section  6-102  of  this  article  and
    56  provide  an  opportunity  to  submit written comments, subsequent to the

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     1  issuance of a draft plan, to obtain views  and  comments  of  interested
     2  persons on any aspect of, or issue addressed in, such draft plan;
     3    3.  As determined by the board in each instance to be appropriate with
     4  respect to the particular entity or entities from which information,  if
     5  any,  shall  be required, the information to be provided to the board by
     6  energy transmission [and], distribution and generation companies,  elec-
     7  tric,  gas,  or  steam  corporations,  major  energy suppliers including
     8  owners or operators of electric generation facilities, commodity  and/or
     9  end-use energy service providers, state agencies or authorities, includ-
    10  ing  the  power  authority  of the state of New York and the Long Island
    11  power authority, and/or others, shall include the following:
    12    (a) Comprehensive long-range plans for future operations:
    13    (i) a forecast of electricity demands over a period as the  board  may
    14  determine  appropriate,  including annual in-state electric energy sales
    15  and summer and winter peak loads by utility service area where  applica-
    16  ble,  and total any annual in-state electric energy sales and coincident
    17  peak load, specifically identifying the extent to which energy conserva-
    18  tion, load management and other demand-reducing measures,  and  electric
    19  energy  generated  by  cogeneration,  small  hydro and [alternate energy
    20  production  facilities]  distributed  generation,  energy  generated  by
    21  fossil fuels and fuel gases, including renewable energy technologies and
    22  fuel  cells,  consumed on site, have been incorporated within such fore-
    23  cast;
    24    (ii) a forecast of electricity supply requirements over  a  period  as
    25  the  board  may  determine  appropriate,  by  utility service area where
    26  applicable, specifically identifying the reserve  margins  required  for
    27  reliable  electric  service,  the  transmission  and distribution losses
    28  assumed, and the amount of out-of-state sales commitments;
    29    (iii) an assessment of the  ability  of  existing  electricity  supply
    30  sources,  and those reasonably certain to be available, to satisfy elec-
    31  tricity supply requirements, including  electric  generating  facilities
    32  which  can  be  retained  in  service  beyond their original design life
    33  through routine maintenance and repairs and  anticipatory  estimates  of
    34  beneficial  electrification  for  new sectors including, but not limited
    35  to, heating, cooling, cooking, transportation, and industrial processes;
    36    (iv) an inventory of: (A) all existing electric generating and  trans-
    37  mission  facilities  including  those  owned  or  operated  by the power
    38  authority of the state of New York and the Long Island power  authority;
    39  (B)  electric  generating  and  transmission facilities planned or under
    40  construction including the power authority of the state of New York  and
    41  the  Long Island power authority, including the dates for completion and
    42  operation; (C) the anticipated retirement dates for any electric  gener-
    43  ating facilities currently operated including those owned or operated by
    44  the  power  authority of the state of New York and the Long Island power
    45  authority; (D) land owned or leased including that owned  or  leased  by
    46  the  power  authority of the state of New York and the Long Island power
    47  authority and held for future use as sites for major electric generating
    48  facilities; and  (E)  electric  generating,  transmission,  and  related
    49  facilities operated, or planned to be operated, by others, to the extent
    50  information concerning the same is known;
    51    (v)  recommended  supply  additions  and  demand reducing measures for
    52  satisfying the electricity supply requirements, not  reasonably  certain
    53  to be met by electricity supply sources identified in subparagraph (iii)
    54  of  this  paragraph,  including  the life extension of existing electric
    55  generating facilities, and reasons therefor;

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     1    (vi) a statement of research and development plans,  including  objec-
     2  tives  and  programs in the areas of energy conservation, climate change
     3  mitigation, beneficial electrification, load management, electric gener-
     4  ation and transmission, new energy technologies and pollution  abatement
     5  and  control, which are not funded through regulatory required programs,
     6  recent results of such programs undertaken or funded  to  date,  and  an
     7  assessment of the potential impacts of such results;
     8    (vii)  a  projection of estimated electricity prices to consumers over
     9  the forecast period, and a sensitivity analysis of that forecast  relat-
    10  ing  to  a  number  of  factors  including fuel prices and the levels of
    11  available capacity and demand in the regions of the state;
    12    (viii) a description of  the  load  forecasting  methodology  and  the
    13  assumptions  and  data used in the preparation of the forecasts, specif-
    14  ically including projections of demographic and  economic  activity  and
    15  such  other  factors, statewide and by service area, which may influence
    16  electricity demand, and the bases for such projections;
    17    (ix) proposed policies, objectives  and  strategies  for  meeting  the
    18  state's future electricity needs; and
    19    (x)  such  additional  information  as  the  board may, by regulation,
    20  require to carry out the purposes of this article.
    21    (b) All providers of natural  gas  transmission,  distribution  and/or
    22  marketing  services to customers shall individually prepare and submit a
    23  comprehensive  long-range  plan  for  future  operations,  which   shall
    24  include, as appropriate:
    25    (i)  a  forecast over a period as the board may determine appropriate,
    26  by utility service area, of estimated annual in-state gas sales,  winter
    27  season  sales and peak day sales by appropriate end-use classifications,
    28  specifically identifying the extent to which energy  conservation  meas-
    29  ures  and the sale of gas owned by persons other than natural gas trans-
    30  mission and distribution utilities have been  incorporated  within  such
    31  forecast;
    32    (ii)  a forecast of gas supply requirements over a period as the board
    33  may determine appropriate, by utility service area, specifically identi-
    34  fying the amounts of gas needed to meet severe weather conditions,  lost
    35  and  unaccounted  for  gas,  out-of-state sales commitments and internal
    36  use;
    37    (iii) an assessment of the ability of existing gas supply sources, and
    38  those reasonably certain to be available, to satisfy gas supply require-
    39  ments;
    40    (iv) an inventory of: (A) all existing supply sources, storage facili-
    41  ties, and transmission facilities which are used  in  providing  service
    42  within  the  state,  (B)  the  transmission and storage facilities under
    43  construction which would be used in providing service within the  state,
    44  their  projected  costs  and capacities, including peaking capacity, (C)
    45  transmission facility additions proposed to be  constructed  by  natural
    46  gas transmission and distribution utilities, (D) transmission facilities
    47  operated,  or  planned to be operated, by others, to the extent informa-
    48  tion concerning the same is known;
    49    (v) [recommended supply additions  and  demand-reducing  measures  for
    50  satisfying the gas supply requirements, not reasonably certain to be met
    51  by gas supply sources identified in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph
    52  and the reasons therefor;
    53    (vi)] a projection of estimated gas prices to consumers over the fore-
    54  cast  period,  and a sensitivity analysis of that forecast relating to a
    55  number of factors including the levels of commodity supply availability,

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     1  of available pipeline and storage capacity, and of demand in the regions
     2  of the state;
     3    [(vii)] (vi) a description of the load forecasting methodology and the
     4  assumptions  and  data used in the preparation of the forecasts, specif-
     5  ically including projections of demographic and  economic  activity  and
     6  such  other  factors,  statewide  and  by service area where applicable,
     7  which may influence demand for natural  gas,  and  the  bases  for  such
     8  projections;
     9    [(viii)]  (vii) a statement of research and development plans, includ-
    10  ing objectives and programs in the areas of energy conservation and  new
    11  energy technologies, recent results of such programs undertaken or fund-
    12  ed to date, and an assessment of the potential impacts of such results;
    13    [(ix)] (viii) proposed policies, objectives and strategies for meeting
    14  the state's future gas needs; and
    15    [(x)]  (ix)  such  additional  information  as the board may, by regu-
    16  lation, require to carry out the purposes of this article.
    17    (c) Such information from major petroleum  suppliers  and  major  coal
    18  suppliers  as  the  board  may require to carry out the purposes of this
    19  article.
    20    (d) Such other information  from  owners  and  operators  of  electric
    21  generating  power  plants  as  the  board  may  require to carry out the
    22  purposes of this article.
    23    [(e) A single comprehensive submission  from  industry  groups,  trade
    24  associations,  or  combinations of such groups and associations in place
    25  of submissions by individual member companies.]
    26    § 7. No agency, commission, or authority shall approve or  permit  the
    27  construction  of  any  fossil  fuel  or  fuel gas generation facility or
    28  infrastructure until the completion  of  an  energy  plan  developed  in
    29  accordance with the provisions of this act.
    30    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.
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