New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S2086 — Increases the statewide energy storage capacity

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill aims to increase statewide energy storage capacity over the coming decades.

The bill establishes targets for increasing energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by 2030, twelve gigawatts by 2040, and seventeen gigawatts by 2050. This increment is part of a plan to enhance energy storage solutions in the state.

What this means for you
  • Environment: This may contribute to a greater reliance on renewable energy sources and support environmental sustainability efforts.

Summary

Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030, twelve gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2040, and seventeen gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2050.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. COMMITTED TO RULES

  2. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2086A

  3. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  4. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  5. 1ST REPORT CAL.226

  6. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  7. COMMITTED TO RULES

  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.191

  11. REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does S2086 do?
Increases the statewide energy storage capacity to six gigawatts by the year 2030, twelve gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2040, and seventeen gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2050.
Who sponsors S2086?
S2086 is sponsored by Brian Kavanagh.
What is the current status of S2086?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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