New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 6955
Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jaime R. Williams (Democratic)
Cosponsors (57)
- Charles Fall (Democratic)
- Marianne Buttenschon (Democratic)
- William Colton (Democratic)
- Kalman Yeger (Democratic)
- Samuel Pirozzolo (Republican/Conservative)
- Anil Beephan Jr. (Republican/Conservative)
- Michael Novakhov (Republican/Conservative)
- Christopher Friend (Republican)
- David McDonough (Republican)
- Scott Gray (Republican)
- Eric Brown (Republican)
- Michael Tannousis (Republican/Conservative)
- Alec Brook-Krasny (Republican/Conservative)
- Steven Raga (Democratic)
- Rebecca Kassay (Democratic)
- Pamela J. Hunter (Democratic)
- Judy Griffin (Democratic)
- Matthew Simpson (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Jeff Gallahan (Republican/Conservative)
- Jake Ryan Blumencranz (Republican/Conservative)
- Daniel Norber (Republican/Conservative)
- Brian D. Miller (Republican)
- Joseph Sempolinski (Republican/Conservative)
- Edward Ra (Republican)
- Joe DeStefano (Republican/Conservative)
- Lester Chang (Republican/Conservative)
- Doug Smith (Republican)
- Matthew Slater (Republican/Conservative)
- David Weprin (Democratic)
- Edward Braunstein (Democratic)
- Nily Rozic (Democratic)
- Vivian Cook (Democratic)
- Nader Sayegh (Democratic)
- Al Taylor (Democratic)
- Karl Brabenec (Republican)
- Patrick Chludzinski (Republican)
- Andrea Bailey (Republican/Conservative)
- Brian Manktelow (Republican)
- Stephen Hawley (Republican)
- Andrew Hevesi (Democratic)
- Sam Berger (Democratic)
- Paula Kay (Democratic)
- Larinda Hooks (Democratic/Working Families)
- Alicia Hyndman (Democratic)
- Clyde Vanel (Democratic)
- Jenifer Rajkumar (Democratic)
- Jodi Giglio (Republican/Conservative)
- George Alvarez (Democratic)
- Khaleel Anderson (Democratic/Working Families)
- Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democratic)
- Charles Lavine (Democratic)
- Michael Cashman (Democratic)
- Nikki Lucas (Democratic)
- William Conrad (Democratic/Independence/Working Families)
- Chris Burdick (Democratic/Independence/Working Families)
- Joe Angelino (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 9, 2026 · House
PRINT NUMBER 6955C - Feb 9, 2026 · House
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY - Jan 16, 2026 · House
PRINT NUMBER 6955B - Jan 16, 2026 · House
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY - Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO ENERGY - Apr 1, 2025 · House
PRINT NUMBER 6955A - Apr 1, 2025 · House
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY - Mar 18, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO ENERGY