Bill > S00097

This bill enacts the "Build to Need Act," which directs the New York Public Service Commission to implement a comprehensive grid planning process for electric corporations to support the state's electrification and climate-related policy goals. The bill requires electric corporations to proactively plan for future electric loads, considering factors like fleet electrification, transportation corridors, and potential grid constraints. Key provisions include establishing a framework for identifying and solving system needs, creating a tiered approach to infrastructure projects, and developing community benefit plans for larger projects. The bill mandates that electric corporations gather data from various sources, consider alternative technologies like energy storage and demand response, and provide annual load projections to the New York Independent System Operator. Additionally, the legislation requires electric corporations to offer hybrid and flexible interconnections, establish timelines for load energization and distributed generation interconnections, and submit detailed reports on project deployments, costs, and community benefits. The overall goal is to expedite electric grid infrastructure upgrades, lower customer costs, ensure meaningful benefits to affected communities, and support the state's transition to a more electrified and climate-friendly energy system.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S97