Major NY Solar Bill Close to Becoming Law

[hrmjustin]

Peter Olmsted

Momentum is high for major solar legislation in New York State, but it’s a race to the finish to get it passed before lawmakers go home for the year.

The New York Solar Bill, which would enact a ten-year extension of Governor Cuomo’s successful NY-Sun Initiative, was reported out of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee yesterday and is headed to the Assembly floor for a vote. The Assembly is expected to bring the bill up for a vote in the next few days. A version of the bill already unanimously passed the Senate on Earth Day.

Even if passed in the sixteen days remaining in the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers will need to reconcile the differences between Senate and Assembly versions in order to make the New York Solar Bill law.

Solar has gained increasing attention from state lawmakers following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, which exposed New York’s energy infrastructure as grossly outdated and unable to weather the effects of climate change. At a time when the state faces the dual challenges of failing energy infrastructure and an economy still in recovery, it’s increasingly clear that solar is ready to help build a stronger New York.

Read more at http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Major-NY-Solar-Bill-Close-to-Becoming-Law

[midnight]

1. Bringing lower energy costs to the consumers surely should put this bill into law....

[hrmjustin]

2. I hope Albany does not screw it up somehow like they always do.

[midnight]

3. They write that they are pro economic growth.... I suppose that depends on who's growth...

http://www.albanyny.org/Residents.aspx