National tracker
Legislation tracker
The bills, utility-commission proceedings and local ordinances that decide where battery storage and data centers can be built, and what they must do to operate.
Each entry names the public record it rests on, so you can read it at the source. A status is what the record says today — not a prediction.
2 entries
0 enacted · 2 tied to a tracked project
- Withdrawn Utility commission filing
Case 23-E-0421: Petition of Hecate Grid Swiftsure LLC for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for 650 MW BESS Facility in Travis
New York State Public Service Commission · NY · 2023-2025
Administrative proceeding governing the proposed 650 megawatt Swiftsure BESS project in Travis, Staten Island. The PSC Secretary formally denied developer's extension request for decommissioning plans, leading to project termination.
- Last action
- Notice of Project Termination Submitted by Developer (2025-11-24)
- Projects
- 1 tracked project
- bess
- siting authority
- grid capacity
- environmental review
Source: Submission of the Swiftsure Notice of Project Termination to the PSC
- In committee Legislation
S8120: AN ACT requiring mandatory community board notification and annual FDNY safety inspections for battery energy storage systems
New York State Senate · NY · 2025-2026
Mandates that clean energy developers provide advance written notice to local community boards prior to submitting BESS permit applications. Requires annual multi-agency fire and safety inspections for operational battery systems.
- Last action
- Referred to Energy and Telecommunications Committee (2025-02-12)
- Projects
- 1 tracked project
- bess
- fire safety
- environmental review
- siting authority
Source: Staten Island officials push to curb battery energy storage
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