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Senate Energy Committee advances package of grid, geothermal and microgrid bills
Summary
The New York State Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications advanced multiple energy-related bills — including measures on grid interconnection studies, geothermal facilities, grid enhancement technologies, microgrids and a proposed Grid Modernization Commission — to further review, mostly to third reading or the finance committee.
State Senator Kevin Parker, chair of the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, opened the committee’s first March meeting and said the panel would move quickly through its agenda, advancing several energy-related bills for further consideration.
A committee clerk read the first measure as 'Bill number 12 27, sponsor Senator May,' described in the transcript as authorizing the Department of Public Service to conduct a study of deployment and interconnection processes for the electrical grid. Chair Parker said there were no questions and stated, "This bill will proceed to 3rd reading." (Kevin Parker, Chair.)
The committee also advanced a bill read as 'Bill number 24 86, sponsor center partner' concerning the curation of geothermal energy generation facilities in New York State; the clerk recorded the motion as moved and seconded and the chair said the bill would be advanced to the finance committee.
Later measures included a bill read as 'Bill number 27 0 8, sponsor center may' on public authorities law relating to advancing grid enhancement technologies, which Chair Parker said would proceed to third reading, and 'Bill number 42 0 5, sponsor center com react' on developing microgrids to prepare for extreme weather and other risks to public security, which the chair said would be advanced to the finance committee.
A final bill read as 'Bill number 4590, sponsor center partner' would establish the New York State Grid Modernization Commission; Chair Parker confirmed the committee had enough votes to advance the measure to the finance committee, and noted Senator Kavanaugh had joined the meeting.
A committee member noted that two colleagues, the ranking member Senator Paterra and Senator Walzick, were at an energy press conference and could not attend the meeting. "We do have voting sheets for them," the member said, indicating absentee voting forms had been provided.
No substantive debate, amendments or recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript were reported. The chair closed the meeting and took a motion to adjourn; the panel reconvened to continue consideration at a later date.
Next steps: the bills were advanced either to third reading or to the finance committee for further review as recorded in the committee proceeding notes.
