N.Y. PBS Law § 74

§ 74. Energy storage deployment policy. 1. As used in this section\n"qualified energy storage system" shall mean commercially available\ntechnology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing it for a period\nof time, and thereafter dispatching the energy using mechanical,\nchemical, or thermal processes to store energy that was generated at one\ntime for use at a later time.\n 2. By December thirty-first, two thousand eighteen, the commission\nshall, in consultation with the New York state energy research and\ndevelopment authority, the Long Island power authority, and the\nfederally designated electric bulk system operator for New York state,\nafter a hearing held on notice, establish by order, rules and\nregulations, both a two thousand thirty energy storage goal for the\nstate and a deployment policy to support that goal. The energy storage\ndeployment policy shall assist with and take the following into\nconsideration:\n (a) avoided or deferred costs associated with transmission,\ndistribution, and/or generation capacity;\n (b) minimization of peak load in constrained areas;\n (c) systems that are connected to customer facilities and systems that\nare directly connected to transmission and distribution facilities;\n (d) cost-effectiveness;\n (e) the integration of variable-output energy resources;\n (f) reducing emissions of greenhouse gases;\n (g) reducing demand for peak electrical generation;\n (h) improving the reliable operation of the electrical transmission or\ndistribution systems; and\n (i) such other issues deemed appropriate by the commission.\n 3. To the extent that the energy storage deployment policy directs the\nprocurement of qualified energy storage systems to encourage their\ndeployment, such procurements shall be awarded through a competitive\nprocess.\n 4. Annual reports on the achievements and effectiveness of the policy\nshall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the\nsenate, and the speaker of the assembly.\n