STATE OF NEW YORK
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1235--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- 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 commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating a
revolving loan fund through the New York state energy research and
development authority for the purpose of building renewable and energy
storage systems scaled to function as microgrids to power housing
owned by the New York city housing authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "NYCHA
2 microgrids development and revolving loan act".
3 § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
4 1879-a to read as follows:
5 § 1879-a. NYCHA microgrid loan program. 1. The authority is hereby
6 authorized and directed to establish a revolving loan fund, subject to
7 available appropriations for such purpose, in order to provide zero-per-
8 cent interest loans to the New York city housing authority to finance
9 energy services from renewable solar energy systems, battery or other
10 zero emission technology storage systems and/or any other renewable
11 generation systems as defined in section sixty-six-p of the public
12 service law for the purpose of implementing any state clean energy stan-
13 dard, all of which are scaled to function as microgrids for housing
14 owned by the New York city housing authority. The authority, in cooper-
15 ation with the New York power authority, shall issue a competitive
16 request for proposals from project developers that are not subject to
17 cost of service ratemaking for the construction and installation of the
18 renewable solar energy systems, battery or other zero emission technolo-
19 gy storage systems and/or any other renewable generation systems as
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 defined in section sixty-six-p of the public service law that are scaled
2 to function as microgrids for New York city housing authority housing.
3 Such microgrid systems funded through this section shall be constructed
4 with consideration given to increasing the demand for electricity caused
5 by the adoption of "beneficial electrification" policies proposed pursu-
6 ant to the climate leadership and community protection act.
7 2. Notwithstanding any policies, practices, or orders by the public
8 service commission to the contrary, if excess energy is generated
9 through the systems, this excess energy generated may be sold back to
10 the grid.
11 § 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as deemed
12 feasible and advisable by its trustees, the New York power authority is
13 authorized and directed to utilize a portion of its net income to
14 support the restoration of electricity, heat and hot water services to
15 tenants of the New York city housing authority and to provide energy
16 services, including but not limited to electricity, heating, venti-
17 lation, cooling, steam or hot water, to such tenants pursuant to energy
18 performance contracts, as defined by subdivision four of section 9-102
19 of the energy law, through a competitive procurement process.
20 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
