Defines "portable solar generation device"; exempts portable solar generation devices from interconnection or net metering requirements; requires the state energy conservation construction code to allow for portable solar generation devices to be connected to a building's wiring through an electrical outlet.
Prohibits organized militias from another state, territory, or district from entering into New York for the purpose of doing military duty without the express permission of the governor unless such militia has been called into federal service and is acting under authority of the president of the United States.
Commending Armando Gramajo and Shayla Gramajo upon the occasion of their designation as recipients of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon individuals by the New York State Senate
Imposes an excise tax on any taxpayer engaged in the trade or business of digital asset mining; provides that taxes, interest, and penalties collected or received from such taxes shall be used for prompt assistance to utility customers enrolled in energy affordability programs.
Provides that the attorney general may bring a civil action against a responsible party for recovery of certain costs and assessments arising from a climate disaster; provides that an insurer doing business in this state and the New York property insurance underwriting association who has suffered harm as a result of a climate disaster may bring a civil action against a responsible party.
Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education on account of perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status or the perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status of their parents or person in a parental relationship.
Relates to transparency and other requirements for applications submitted to ORES for siting of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facilities.
Directs the department of education to issue guidance for schools to offer take-home meals in the event of a disruption in food assistance programs or other circumstances identified by the department as creating a risk of food insecurity among students.
Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources.
Requires covered employers to provide notice to certain affected employees prior to any technological displacement; requires reporting; requires a workforce transition period; makes related provisions.
Provides for reporting by utilities and owners of buildings meeting certain thresholds regarding energy consumption data; requires NYSERDA to create a list of buildings subject to such requirements; provides exemptions; requires public reporting on the information collected; makes related provisions.
Extends the interest rate caps and criminal usury framework to covered services including but not limited to, retail installment contracts, merchant cash advances, invoice financing, revenue-based financing, or any transaction that in substance functions as the advance of funds in exchange for a future payment or obligation, regardless of the label assigned to such transaction.