New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A6955 — Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems

Last action — In Assembly Committee

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. PRINT NUMBER 6955C

  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY

  3. PRINT NUMBER 6955B

  4. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY

  5. REFERRED TO ENERGY

  6. PRINT NUMBER 6955A

  7. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY

  8. REFERRED TO ENERGY

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Subjects

environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

What does A6955 do?
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.
Who sponsors A6955?
A6955 is sponsored by Jaime R. Williams.
What is the current status of A6955?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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