Title ENG, Energy

§ 5-117. Powers during energy or fuel emergency. 1. Upon a finding and declaration by the governor that there exists or impends an energy or fuel supply emergency, which declaration shall state the governor's reasons for such finding, the commissioner shall be authorized, in add…

§ 5-119. Violations; sanctions. 1. Every person shall obey, observe and comply with the provisions of this chapter and with every order, rule or regulation issued or made pursuant to this chapter, so long as the same shall be and remain in force. Any person who violates any prov…

§ 5-121. Reserved power of the governor. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit, curtail, abolish or terminate any function or power of the governor which he had prior to the effective date hereof.

§ 5-127. New York state business energy conservation loan program. 1. As used in this section, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the term: a. "Agri-business" shall mean (i) an individual, partnership or corporation involved in farm production which (1)…

§ 6-102. State energy planning board. 1. There shall be established a state energy planning board, hereinafter referred to as the "board", which shall consist of the chair of the public service commission, the commissioner of environmental conservation, the chief executive offic…

§ 6-104. State energy plan. 1. The board shall adopt a state energy plan in accordance with the provisions of this article. 2. The state energy plan shall include: (a) forecasts for a minimum period of ten years, and for such other periods as the board may determine, of: (i) dem…

§ 6-106. Conduct of the state energy planning proceeding. 1. Every four years, the board shall adopt a state energy plan, which addresses each item identified in subdivision two of section 6-104 of this article provided, however, the board may adopt such a plan more frequently f…

§ 6-108. Supplemental studies for future energy planning. The board shall undertake the following studies to supplement information for future energy planning: 1. On or before September first, two thousand twelve, and every four years thereafter, the board shall undertake a stud…

§ 7-101. Transfer of functions of the atomic energy council. All the functions and powers possessed by and all the obligations and duties of the atomic energy council, created and established in the commerce law pursuant to and by chapter nine hundred forty-seven of the laws of …

§ 7-103. Transitional provisions. 1. Upon the transfer of functions pursuant to this article within the state fiscal year within which this act shall take effect, provision shall be made for the transfer to the state energy office of employees of all directly affected state agen…

§ 8-101. Purpose. In furtherance of the policy set forth in subdivision two of section 3-101 of this chapter, the legislature hereby directs that state lighting efficiency standards for existing buildings be promulgated to protect the health, safety, security and welfare of the …

§ 8-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: 1. "Municipality." Any county, city, town, village, school district, district corporation, pub…

§ 8-103. Application. On or before April first, nineteen hundred eighty, the commissioner shall promulgate, and thereafter may amend from time to time, standards relating to the lighting of all existing buildings, or classes of such buildings, for purposes of minimizing the cons…

§ 8-104. State lighting efficiency standards for existing public buildings. In addition to meeting the purposes set forth in section 8-101 of this article, the standards shall be designed to satisfy the following specific criteria: 1. The standards, so far as may be practicable,…

§ 8-105. Limitation of application. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of section 8-103 of this article, the commissioner may limit by regulation the application of any standards so as to include or exclude classes or types of buildings, according to the use there…

§ 8-106. Administration and enforcement. 1. With respect to existing buildings owned by the state, this article shall be administered by the commissioner and the standards enforced by the office of general services in accordance with procedures to be developed by the commissione…

§ 8-107. Municipal regulations. 1. Nothing in this article shall be construed as abrogating or impairing the power of any municipality to enforce the provisions of any local building regulations pertaining to lighting standards in existing buildings, provided that such provision…

§ 9-101. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to obtain long-term energy and cost savings for agencies and municipalities by facilitating prompt incorporation of energy conservation improvements or energy production equipment, or both, in connection with buildings or faciliti…

§ 9-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context. 1. "Agency" means any state department, agency, board, commission, office, or division. 2. "Mu…

§ 9-103. Energy performance contracts. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency, municipality, or public authority, in addition to existing powers, is authorized to enter into energy performance contracts of up to thirty-five years duration, provided, that the d…