S 7197 NY
Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems
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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.
Sponsor (1)
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · cosponsor
- José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
- Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (6)
- Apr 3, 2025 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- Jan 20, 2026 AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- Jan 20, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7197A · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 7197B · upper
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