New York A08378 amends the public service law to authorize energy storage permitting under the office of renewable energy siting and electric.

New York A08378 amends the public service law to authorize energy storage permitting under the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission. The bill defines "qualified energy storage system" as a system with a nameplate capacity of twenty-five thousand kilowatts or more and interconnected to the state's electricity grid. It also modifies the definition of "major renewable energy facility" to include such systems. The bill specifies that certain energy storage systems are exempt from the permitting process.

New York A08378 amends the public service law to authorize energy storage permitting under the office of renewable energy siting and electric.

New York A08378 amends the public service law to authorize energy storage permitting under the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission. The bill defines "qualified energy storage system" as a system with a nameplate capacity of twenty-five thousand kilowatts or more and interconnected to the state's electricity grid. It also modifies the definition of "major renewable energy facility" to include such systems. The bill specifies that certain energy storage systems are exempt from the permitting process.