Establish offshore wind programs.

Date Due:: 07/01/2024
Responsible Entity:: PSC
Action:: Establish offshore wind programs.
Summary:: The PSC will establish programs to require the procurement by the state's load serving entities of at least nine gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035.
Status:: PENDING: on May 18, 2020, the PSC issued a white paper proposing procurement targets for offshore wind renewable energy credits intended to meet the requirement of securing nine gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035, and on October 15 the PSC issued an order adopting the white paper's recommendations.
Statute:: CLCPA § 4 adds new Public Service Law § 66-p(5)

The CLCPA amends the Public Service Law by adding a new section 66-P that requires the PSC to establish a renewable energy program, including the procurement of nine gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035.

Statutory Language:

CLCPA § 66-P(5): "No later than July 1,2024 the commission shall establish programs to require the procurement by the state's load serving entities of at least nine gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035 and six gigawatts of photovoltaic solar generation by 2025 and to support three gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2030. "