S 2481 NY
Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures
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Summary
This bill requires the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to study the feasibility of using hydrogen energy in cities and towns with populations greater than 20,000. The study must examine whether municipalities can power residential and commercial buildings with hydrogen, how it could supplement or replace electrical grids, and the costs associated with building hydrogen plants and transferring the energy. The authority must submit a report to the governor and legislature within 15 months with its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation.
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Official abstract
Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures in cities and towns with a population greater than twenty thousand.
Sponsor (1)
- Kevin S. Parker Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Jan 21, 2025 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- Feb 11, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.340 · upper
- Feb 12, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 24, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 REFERRED TO ENERGY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- May 13, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1117 · upper
- May 14, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 18, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 19, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 19, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 19, 2026 REFERRED TO ENERGY · lower
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  Requires the New York state energy research and development authority conduct a study on the feasibility, storing and transferring of hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures in cities and towns with a population greater than twenty thousand.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
2481
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 21, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations
AN ACT directing the New York state energy research and development authority study the feasibility of creating, storing and transferring hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures
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, "municipality" shall mean any 2 city or town with a population greater than 20,000. 3 § 2. The New York state energy research and development authority is 4 authorized and directed to study the feasibility of creating, storing 5 and transferring hydrogen energy to residential and commercial struc- 6 tures in municipalities. Such study shall include, but not be limited 7 to: 8 (a) the ability of municipalities to power residential and commercial 9 structures via hydrogen power; 10 (b) the effectiveness of hydrogen power in supplementing or supplant- 11 ing the electrical grids of municipalities; 12 (c) the cost of building hydrogen power plants in municipalities; 13 (d) the cost of storing power generated by hydrogen power; and 14 (e) the cost of transferring hydrogen power to residential and commer- 15 cial structures in municipalities. 16 § 3. The New York state energy research and development authority 17 shall make a report to the governor and the legislature of its findings, 18 conclusions, and recommendations no later than 15 months after the 19 effective date of this act and shall submit with this report such legis- 20 lative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations. 21 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06637-01-5
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