STATE OF NEW YORK
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5445--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 29, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, GALLIVAN, KENNEDY, ORTT, RANZENHOFER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the
Committee on Energy and Telecommunications 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 public service law, in relation to allowing public
utilities to purchase, own and operate small wind turbines and solar
photovoltaic systems
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
2 66-i to read as follows:
3 § 66-i. Purchase of wind turbines. 1. Commencing September first, two
4 thousand eighteen, a public utility company may purchase small wind
5 turbines and solar photovoltaic systems. Such companies may operate the
6 wind turbines and solar photovoltaic systems on land that is owned, or
7 accessible to, the public utility company. The turbines and systems
8 shall be directly connected to the public utility's electric grid.
9 2. Any wind turbine or solar photovoltaic system purchased and
10 installed by a public utility company must comply with all local laws
11 and ordinances, including, but not limited to:
12 (a) height requirements;
13 (b) noise restrictions;
14 (c) safety procedures;
15 (d) specified allotment of equipment on a specific parcel of land; and
16 (e) the use of certified individuals for the installation and
17 connection of the equipment.
18 3. All turbines and systems purchased and installed pursuant to this
19 section must be approved by the local municipality in which such
20 turbines and systems are being operated.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
22 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07506-03-8
