New York A 465: Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program

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A00465 Summary:

BILL NOA00465A

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SAME ASSAME AS S02476-A

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SPONSORMagnarelli (MS)

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COSPNSREpstein, Otis, Kelles

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MLTSPNSRDavila

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Add §66-x, Pub Serv L

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Requires the chair of the public service commission create rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the creation of a resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program to provide power through an extended outage.

Go to top A00465 Actions:

BILL NOA00465A

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01/08/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

04/16/2026amend (t) and recommit to energy

04/16/2026print number 465a

04/28/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA00465 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENERGY Chair:Barrett 
DATE:04/28/2026AYE/NAY:12/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BarrettAyeGrayNay

SantabarbaraAyeBlankenbushNay

DilanAyeManktelowNay

SternAyePirozzoloNay

AndersonAyeBolognaNay

RiveraAye

ConradAye

LucasAye

ShresthaAye

ClarkAye

DaisAye

JacobsonAye

Go to topA00465 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00465 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 465--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, OTIS, KELLES -- Multi-Sponsored by --
 M. of A. DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with Assembly
 Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to creating a resil-
 ient electric vehicle charging system pilot program; and providing for
 the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

 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-x to read as follows:
 3 § 66-x. Resilient electric vehicle charging system pilot program. 1.
 4 For the purposes of this section:
 5 (a) "Resilient carbon free power generation" shall mean only those
 6 electric generating facilities which:
 7 (i) are connected to the electric system and operated in conjunction
 8 with an electric corporation's transmission and distribution system;
 9 (ii) are operated in compliance with any standards and requirements
 10 established pursuant to this section;
 11 (iii) have black start and disconnect capability; and
 12 (iv) do not require the use of fossil fuels.
 13 (b) "Resilient electric vehicle charging system" shall mean an elec-
 14 tric vehicle (EV) microgrid designed to provide uninterrupted electric
 15 service for electric vehicle charging throughout an extended outage.
 16 (c) "Extended outage" shall mean an outage of the electric distrib-
 17 ution system that continues for a period of twenty-four hours or longer.
 18 (d) "Uninterrupted" shall mean that the resilient electric vehicle
 19 charging system generates electricity throughout an extended outage.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02925-02-6

 A. 465--A 2

 1 (e) "EV microgrid" is a group of energy generating resources using
 2 resilient carbon free power generation and energy storage within clearly
 3 defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity
 4 with respect to the grid.
 5 2. The chair shall promulgate such rules, policies, and procedures
 6 necessary and appropriate for creating a resilient electric vehicle
 7 charging system pilot program to facilitate electric vehicle charging
 8 with a focus on emergency response needs during extended outages. Any
 9 such pilot program shall be established using existing financial
 10 resources.
 11 § 2. No later than December 30, 2029, the public service commission
 12 shall prepare and publish a report outlining at a minimum: (a) the
 13 number of unique instances when a resilient electric vehicle charging
 14 system provided power during an extended outage; (b) the actual costs of
 15 the pilot program; and (c) any additional information relevant to
 16 assessing program effectiveness. Such report may be incorporated into