New York S 7284: Directs the department of public service, in conjunction with other agencies to commission a study on the utilization of directional noise reduction optimization technology for wind turbines in New York state

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S07284 Summary:

BILL NOS07284 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08541

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the department of public service, in conjunction with the New York state energy research and development authority, and the power authority of the state of New York to commission a study on the utilization of directional noise reduction optimization technology for wind turbines in New York state.

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BILL NOS07284 

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04/08/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7284

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 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 directing the department of public service, New York state energy
 research and development authority, and the power authority of the
 state of New York to commission a study on the utilization of direc-
 tional noise reduction optimization technology for wind turbines in
 New York state

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

 1 Section 1. The department of public service, in conjunction with the
 2 New York state energy research and development authority, and the power
 3 authority of the state of New York shall commission a study on the
 4 utilization of directional noise reduction optimization technology for
 5 wind turbines in New York state. The study shall evaluate the effective-
 6 ness of directional noise reduction optimization technology in reducing
 7 noise levels and its impact on energy production as compared with other
 8 operational methods of reducing wind turbine noise levels.
 9 § 2. Such study shall include:
 10 a. an assessment of current operational noise mitigation methods
 11 implemented across New York State at currently operating wind facili-
 12 ties;
 13 b. an assessment of the current deployment of directional noise
 14 reduction optimization in wind turbines within New York state and other
 15 regions with similar conditions, as appropriate;
 16 c. an analysis of existing peer-reviewed studies on directional noise
 17 reduction optimization and related noise reduction technologies, if
 18 available;
 19 d. an analysis of current directional noise reduction optimization
 20 technology, including existing directional noise reduction optimization

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11566-01-5

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 1 technologies and their effectiveness in different environmental condi-
 2 tions;
 3 e. collaboration with existing wind facilities within New York state
 4 to gather data on noise levels, turbine operations, and energy output,
 5 at facilities implementing directional noise reduction optimization
 6 compared with facilities implementing other noise mitigation methods;
 7 and
 8 f. a comparison of energy production of turbines with and without
 9 directional noise reduction optimization implementation under various
 10 operational conditions, including a comparison of energy production with
 11 noise reduction techniques that more broadly apply these techniques in
 12 all wind directions.
 13 § 3. Upon completion of the study, the department of public service,
 14 in conjunction with the New York state energy research and development
 15 authority, and the power authority of the state of New York shall joint-
 16 ly provide recommendations for the utilization of directional noise
 17 reduction optimization technology in the state and, if appropriate,
 18 suggest statutory or regulatory amendments needed to support the inte-
 19 gration of directional noise reduction optimization in the state's
 20 renewable energy strategy.
 21 § 4. The study shall be commissioned within one hundred eighty days of
 22 the effective date of this act and submitted, with recommendations, to
 23 the legislature within one year from the date of such commissi