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S 7197 NY

Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Latest action (Feb 11, 2026) PRINT NUMBER 7197B

Summary

Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of three megawatts or greater, of no less than seven hundred fifty feet from residential property and no less than three hundred feet from residential property located in a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants; requires public hearings prior to the approval of an application for a permit for such systems.

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4 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (6)

  1. Apr 3, 2025 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
  4. Jan 20, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7197A · upper
  5. Feb 11, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
  6. Feb 11, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7197B · upper

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