S7197 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Relates to setback requirements relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Senate Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-02-11
- In committee
- Energy And Telecommunications
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Active version
- S7197B
- Same as
- A6955
- Law section
- Public Service Law
Sponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. State Senator, District 15
Co-sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton State Senator, District 23
- José M. Serrano State Senator, District 29
- Leroy Comrie State Senator, District 14
- Toby Ann Stavisky State Senator, District 11
Heard in committee
- Energy And Telecommunications NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A6955 (2025-26 session) NY State bill