Bill > A00933

This bill amends the New York Public Service Law to require the Office of Renewable Energy Siting, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Conservation, to establish uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades. The primary goal of these standards is to minimize bird collisions with wind turbines to the maximum extent possible. The new requirements will be added to existing regulations for siting, designing, constructing, and operating major renewable energy facilities. The bill will take effect 180 days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades. This legislation is part of an effort to make wind energy infrastructure more environmentally friendly by reducing potential harm to bird populations through strategic blade coloration, which could help make wind turbines more visible or less attractive to birds, thereby decreasing the likelihood of accidental collisions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A933