The New York City Council - File #: Int 0049-2018

• File #: Int 0049-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Installing utility-scale energy storage systems on city buildings and conducting a feasibility study on the installation of such systems throughout the city.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Environmental Protection
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Final action: 10/26/2019
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing utility-scale energy storage systems on city buildings and conducting a feasibility study on the installation of such systems throughout the city
• Sponsors: Costa G. Constantinides, Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., Justin L. Brannan, Ben Kallos, Diana I. Ayala, Carlina Rivera
• Indexes: Oversight, Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/13/2019	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
10/26/2019	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
9/25/2019	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
9/25/2019	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
9/23/2019	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
9/23/2019	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Amendment Proposed by Comm
9/23/2019	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Amended by Committee
9/23/2019	A	Committee on Environmental Protection	Approved by Committee	Pass
6/24/2019	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Hearing Held by Committee
6/24/2019	*	Committee on Environmental Protection	Laid Over by Committee
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 49-A

By Council Members Constantinides, Espinal, Brannan, Kallos, Ayala and Rivera

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing utility-scale energy storage systems on city buildings and conducting a feasibility study on the installation of such systems throughout the city
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Chapter 2 of title 4 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 4-207.3 to read as follows:
? 4-207.3 Utility-scale energy storage systems for city buildings. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Energy storage system. The term "energy storage system" means a set of methods and technologies for storing potential, kinetic, chemical, electromagnetic, thermal, or any other type of energy, including compressed air, flywheels, batteries, superconducting magnetic storage and ice storage, so that such energy may be used at a time other than when it is generated.
City building. The term "city building" means a building that is owned by the city or for which the city regularly pays all of the annual energy bills, or a cultural institution that is in the cultural institutions group as determined by the department of cultural affairs for which the city regularly pays all or part of the annual energy bills.
Commissioner. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of citywide administrative services
Cost effective. The term "cost effective" means, with respect to the installation of an energy storage system, that the cumulative savings in energy costs expected to result from the use of such system will, within 15 years of installation of such system, be equal to or exceed the expected costs of the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of such system during that same time period. The determination of cost effectiveness shall not include a...