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A 6955

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 9, 2026.

Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-6955
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Energy
Assembly in_committee 2026-02-09
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Jaime R. Williams
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-03-18 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-09 Status in_committee
2026-02-09 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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