2019 New York Laws
ENG - Energy
Article 6 - Energy Planning
6-108 - Supplemental Studies for Future Energy Planning.

§  6-108.  Supplemental  studies for future energy planning. The board
shall undertake the following  studies  to  supplement  information  for
future energy planning:
  1.  On  or before September first, two thousand twelve, and every four
years thereafter, the board shall  undertake  a  study  of  the  overall
reliability  of  the  state's  electric  transmission  and  distribution
system. The board may contract with  an  independent  and  competitively
selected  contractor  to undertake such study. The board shall prepare a
report on such study's findings  and  legislative  recommendations.  The
board shall transmit such report along with the reliability study to the
governor,  the  speaker  of the assembly, the temporary president of the
senate, the chair of the assembly energy committee, and the chair of the
senate energy and telecommunications committee.
  2. Such study shall include, at a minimum, an assessment  of  each  of
the following:
  (a) the current and projected reliability of the electric power system
over   the   term  of  the  planning  period,  with  specific  focus  on
transmission systems and distribution  systems  within  the  state.  The
assessment  shall  examine:  (i) investment in infrastructure, including
capital improvements, expansions, and maintenance;  and  (ii)  workforce
utilization.
  (b)  the  potential  impact  of  the  following on distribution system
reliability and on each factor  enumerated  in  paragraph  (a)  of  this
subdivision:  (i) distributed electric generation, especially generation
using renewable or innovative energy resources; (ii) energy conservation
and efficiency; (iii)  load  control  and  peak  saving  measures;  (iv)
corporate   reorganization   of   electric  utilities;  (v)  performance
ratemaking,  multi-year  rate  agreements,  and  other  departures  from
traditional  regulatory  mechanisms;  and  (vi)  large  scale industrial
development.
  (c) the potential impact  of  the  following  on  transmission  system
reliability:  (i)  each  factor  enumerated  in  paragraph  (b)  of this
subdivision;  (ii)  changes  in  protocols  for  electricity  dispatched
through  the  BSO or its successor or successors; (iii) accommodation of
proposed new  electric  generation  facilities  or  repowering  or  life
extension  of  existing facilities; and (iv) the market-driven nature of
decisions to build, size, and locate such facilities.
  3. The board and any contractors it may retain for such purposes shall
consult with entities that have resources and  expertise  to  assist  in
such  study,  including,  but not limited to, the BSO, public utilities,
and any other electric company or trade organizations.
  (a) The Long Island power authority, the power authority of the  state
of  New  York,  the  department  of  public  service,  and the BSO shall
cooperate with the board and its contractor.
  (b) The Long Island power authority and the  power  authority  of  the
state  of  New  York are authorized, as deemed feasible and advisable by
their respective boards, to make a  voluntary  contribution  toward  the
study.