New York A 5091: 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

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A05091 Summary:

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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.

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BILL NOA05091 

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02/12/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5091

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 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.
 LBD08500-01-5

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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.

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