N.Y. PBS Law § 74

§ 74. Energy storage deployment program. 1. (a) As used in this\nsection "qualified energy storage system" shall mean commercially\navailable technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing it for\na period of time, and thereafter dispatching the energy. A qualified\nenergy storage system shall be cost-effective and either assist the\nintegration of variable energy resources, reduce emissions of greenhouse\ngases, reduce demand for peak electrical generation, defer or substitute\nfor an investment in generation, transmission, or distribution assets,\nor improve the reliable operation of the electrical transmission or\ndistribution grid.\n (b) A qualified energy storage system shall do one or more of the\nfollowing: (i) use mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store\nenergy that was generated at one time for use at a later time; (ii)\nstore thermal energy for direct use for heating or cooling at a later\ntime in a manner that avoids the need to use electricity at that later\ntime; (iii) use mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store\nenergy generated from renewable resources for use at a later time; or\n(iv) use mechanical, chemical, or thermal processes to store energy\ngenerated from mechanical processes that would otherwise be wasted for\ndelivery at a later time.\n 2. Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the\ncommission shall commence a proceeding to establish the energy storage\ndeployment program to encourage the installation of qualified energy\nstorage systems. No later than January first, two thousand eighteen, the\ncommission shall make a determination establishing a target for the\ninstallation of qualified energy storage systems to be achieved through\ntwo thousand thirty and programs that will enable the state to meet such\ntarget. The commission shall consult with the New York state energy\nresearch and development authority and the Long Island power authority\nin the preparation of such determination. The determination shall\ninclude the following:\n (a) The creation of the energy storage deployment program to be\nadministered by the New York state energy research and development\nauthority and the Long Island power authority;\n (b) Estimated annual expenditures associated with the program for each\nyear commencing with calendar year two thousand eighteen and continuing\nthrough calendar year two thousand thirty;\n (c) Program designs that take the following into consideration:\n (1) avoided or deferred costs associated with transmission,\ndistribution, and/or capacity;\n (2) minimization of peak load in constrained areas; and\n (3) systems that are connected to customer facilities and systems that\nare directly connected to transmission and distribution facilities;\n (d) Annual reports on the achievements and effectiveness of the\nprogram to be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the\nsenate, and the speaker of the assembly; and\n (e) Such other issues deemed appropriate by the commission.\n