A 7686 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the New York power authority's conferral process

Summary
Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan; makes related provisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Last action Jun 13, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

A7686 A7686A · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends New York's public authorities and energy laws to improve transparency and public engagement in the state's renewable energy planning. It reorganizes how the New York Power Authority must report on its renewable energy strategy and establishes a new State Energy Planning Board with regional councils to gather input from communities across the state.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of renewable energy planning oversight by creating a formal State Energy Planning Board and regional planning councils, and modifies the reporting requirements for the New York Power Authority.
REQUIREMENT

Creates a new State Energy Planning Board with representatives from multiple state agencies and establishes two regional planning councils (Downstate and Upstate) to gather community input on energy planning.

Changes the New York Power Authority's reporting requirements from annual reports to at least three public reports per year on renewable energy strategic planning, with public comment periods and hearings.

Requires the Power Authority to maintain a public dashboard on its website showing progress on renewable energy implementation.

Reorganizes the statutory structure of the Power Authority's conferral process, changing from paragraph (d) to paragraph (e) and adding new subparagraphs for public reporting requirements.

Requires the State Energy Planning Board to establish regional planning councils that solicit input from local governments, utilities, labor unions, and community organizations.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7686A
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ENERGY
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors

Sponsors