Locate, identify and assess sites within the state that appear suitable for the development of major renewable energy facilities.

Date Due:: N/A
Responsible Entity:: NYSERDA
Action:: Locate, identify and assess sites within the state that appear suitable for the development of major renewable energy facilities.
Summary:: NYSERDA must locate, identify and assess sites within the state that appear suitable for the development of major renewable energy facilities, with a priority given to previously developed sites.
Status:: PENDING
Statute:: AREGCBA § 6 adds new Public Authorities Law Title 9-B §1902(1)(a)

Statutory Language:

AREGCBA § 6 adds new Public Authorities Law Title 9-B §1902(1)(a):

1. (a) Locate, identify and assess sites within the state that appear suitable for the development of build-ready sites with a priority given to previously developed sites. Such assessment may include but need not be limited to the following considerations:
(i) natural conditions at the site that are favorable to renewable energy generation;
(ii) current land uses at or near the site;
(iii) environmental conditions at or near the site;
(iv) the availability and characteristics of any transmission or distribution facilities on or near the site that could be used to facilitate the delivery of energy from the site, including existing or potential constraints on such facilities;
(v) the potential for the development of energy storage facilities at or near the site;
(vi) potential impacts of development on environmental justice communities; and
(vii) expressions of commercial interest in the site or general location by developers of major renewable energy facilities."