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AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting the siting of battery energy storage system sites on Staten Island

S4390 · New York State Senate · NY · Session 2023-2024

Last action: REFERRED TO CITIES 1 (2024-01-03)

What it does

Prohibits the future siting and construction of battery energy storage facilities and substations on Staten Island. Creates specific exemptions only for heavy industrial zones and small-scale residential battery storage. Covers all pending siting applications as of the effective date.

Impact on projects

Prohibits commercial and grid-scale BESS installations in residential, commercial, and school zones across Richmond County.

Status timeline

  1. 2023-02-08

    Introduced

    REFERRED TO CITIES

    senate chamber · Result: advanced

    Source: NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4390 Actions

  2. 2024-01-03

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CITIES 1

    senate chamber · Committee: Cities 1 · Result: advanced

    Source: NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4390 Actions

Roll-call votes

2023-02-08

  • Andrew J. Lanza Yea · senate
  • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Yea · senate

Projects this bears on