Assembly Bill A105

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a renewable portfolio standard for electricity distributed in New York state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A105 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12 §§250 - 258, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8241
2015-2016: A4757
2017-2018: A4144
2019-2020: A958

2021-A105 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a renewable portfolio standard for electricity distributed in New York state; requires that certain percentages of all electricity sold in the state shall be qualified renewable energy.

2021-A105 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    105
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. QUART, ROZIC -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   renewable portfolio standard
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  article
 12 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 12
                       RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD
 SECTION 250. PURPOSE AND SCOPE.
         251. DEFINITIONS.
         252. AMOUNT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY REQUIRED.
         253. ENERGY  THAT QUALIFIES FOR A SOLAR RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIF-
                ICATE; REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.
         254. USING RENEWABLE ENERGY  CERTIFICATES  AND  SOLAR  RENEWABLE
                ENERGY  CERTIFICATES  FOR  RENEWABLE  PORTFOLIO  STANDARD
                COMPLIANCE.
         255. ISSUANCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES AND SOLAR RENEWA-
                BLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES.
         256. ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS.
         257. DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE, REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING.
         258. ENFORCEMENT.
   § 250. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. 1.  EACH  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  THAT  SELLS
 ELECTRICITY  TO RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN NEW YORK STATE, SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS
 ELECTRIC ENERGY PORTFOLIO ELECTRICITY GENERATED  FROM  RENEWABLE  ENERGY
 SOURCES. THIS ARTICLE IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEW-
 ABLE  SOURCES  OF  ELECTRICITY  AND  NEW, CLEANER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY;
 MINIMIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM  ELEC-
 TRIC GENERATION; REDUCE POSSIBLE TRANSPORT OF EMISSIONS AND MINIMIZE ANY

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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