Title ENG, Energy

§ 1-101. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "energy law."\n

§ 1-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless a different\nmeaning clearly appears from the context or unless a different meaning\nis stated in a definition applicable to only a portion of this chapter:\n 1. "Agency" shall mean any state department, agency, board, public…

§ 10-101. Legislative intent and purpose. The legislature hereby\nfinds and declares: that adequate supplies of fuel are essential to the\nhealth, welfare and safety of the people of the state of New York; that\nany severe disruption in fuel supplied for use within the state wou…

§ 10-103. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Consumer" means any individual, trustee, agency, partnership,\nassociation, corporation, company, municipality, political subdivision\nor other legal entity which purchases liquid fossil fuels for ultimate\nconsumption within…

§ 10-105. Fuel set-aside. 1. The commissioner shall promulgate rules\nand regulations establishing a fuel set-aside system for liquid fossil\nfuels. The fuel set-aside system established pursuant to this article\nshall not go into effect in whole or in part except where the fede…

§ 10-107. Violation; penalties. 1. Any person who violates any\nprovision of this article or any rule, regulation or order issued\npursuant thereto shall be liable to the people of the state for a civil\npenalty in an amount of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars\nno…

§ 11-101. Purpose. In furtherance of the policy set forth in\nsubdivision two of section 3-101 of this chapter, the legislature hereby\ndirects that a state energy conservation construction code be adopted to\nprotect the health, safety and security of the people of the state an…

§ 11-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nwords and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different\nmeaning is plainly required by the context:\n 1. "Addition." An extension or increase in the conditioned space floor\narea or height of…

§ 11-103. Applications. 1. (a) The state energy conservation\nconstruction code adopted by the state fire prevention and building code\ncouncil and consisting of a building energy code for residential\nbuildings throughout the state and a building energy code for commercial\nbui…

§ 11-104. State energy conservation construction code. In addition to\nmeeting the purposes set forth in section 11-101 of this article, the\ncode shall be designed to satisfy the following specific criteria:\n 1. The code's standards and requirements, so far as may be\npractica…

§ 11-105. Limitation of application. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nsubdivision one of section 11-103 of this article, the state fire\nprevention and building code council, by regulation, may limit the\napplication of any portion of the code so as to include or exclude\nclas…

§ 11-106. Variances and modifications. 1. Any standard or requirement\nof the code may be varied or modified, in whole or part, with regard to\nspecific construction upon application made by or on behalf of an owner,\nwhere strict compliance with such standard or requirement wou…

§ 11-107. Administration and enforcement. Except as otherwise provided\nin regulations adopted pursuant to section three hundred eighty-one of\nthe executive law, the administration and enforcement of the provisions\nof the code with respect to any building shall be the responsi…

§ 11-108. Penalties. 1. Any person having been served with an order to\nremedy a violation of the code pursuant to the provisions of any local\nlaw or ordinance, or the procedures adopted pursuant to section three\nhundred eighty-one of the executive law, who shall fail to compl…

§ 11-109. Municipal regulations. 1. Nothing in this article shall be\nconstrued as abrogating or impairing the power of any municipality or\nthe secretary of state to enforce the provisions of any local building\nregulations or the state uniform fire prevention and building code…

§ 11-110. Reporting; cooperation of other agencies. 1. The secretary\nof state shall report yearly to the legislature and the governor as to\nthe operation and effectiveness of the state energy conservation\nconstruction code.\n 2. Agencies and municipalities of the state shall …

§ 12-101. Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the\n"Solar Energy Products Warranty Act."\n

§ 12-101-a. Administration. Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, the New York state energy research and development authority shall\nbe deemed to have the responsibility and authority to implement the\nprovisions of this article.\n

§ 12-102. Purpose. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the\nuse of renewable energy technologies, such as solar energy, within the\nstate should be encouraged to the maximum extent possible; that\neffective, well-designed, carefully manufactured and properly serviced\…

§ 12-103. Definitions. 1. "Building" means any combination of\nmaterials, whether portable or fixed, having a roof to form a structure\nwhich is heated or cooled in the normal course, affording shelter for\npersons, animals or property, including any equipment therein or\nattach…

§ 12-104. Contracts and sales practices. 1. Every agreement for the\nsale or installation of a solar thermal system shall be in writing and\nbe subscribed by the seller or installer, or his lawful agent, and by\nthe customer or his lawful agent.\n 2. Every such agreement shall c…

§ 12-106. Warranties and service agreements. 1. All express warranties\nand service agreements pertaining to any solar thermal system or\ncomponent thereof which is sold in the state shall be in writing and\nshall be in compliance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by\…

§ 12-108. Rules and regulations. Not later than six months from the\neffective date of this act, the commissioner shall promulgate rules and\nregulations as necessary for the effective implementation of this\narticle.\n

§ 12-110. Violations. 1. Whenever the attorney general has reason to\nbelieve that any violation of this article is a repeated or persistent\npractice, he may bring an action to enjoin such practice and to obtain\nrestitution for any aggrieved party or parties. In such action\np…

§ 12-112. Prohibition of waiver. Any waiver by the owner of a solar\nthermal system of the provisions of this article shall be deemed\ncontrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable and void.\n

§ 16-102. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Active mode" means the condition in which the input of a power\nsupply or consumer audio and video equipment is connected to the line\nvoltage AC and the output is connected to a DC or an AC load, fulfilling\none or more of i…

§ 16-104. Applicability, conduct prohibited. 1. The provisions of this\narticle apply to the establishment of, testing for compliance with,\ncertification of compliance with, and enforcement of efficiency\nstandards for the following new products which are sold, or offered for\n…

§ 16-105. Adoption of certain federal efficiency standards. 1. The\nfederal efficiency standard established in 10CFR Parts 430 and 431, as\nin effect on January first, two thousand eighteen shall be applicable to\nproducts which are subject to such federal efficiency standards a…

§ 16-106. Powers and duties of the president and the secretary. 1. The\npresident in consultation with the secretary shall have and be entitled\nto exercise the following powers and duties:\n (a) To adopt regulations establishing efficiency standards for the\nproducts listed in …

§ 16-107. Subpoenas, information and document production, enforcement\nprocedures, referrals. 1. (a) In addition to all other powers provided\nby this article, the secretary or his or her designee shall have the\npower and authority to subpoena and require the attendance of witn…

§ 16-108. Violations, civil liability. 1. Any person who issues:\n (a) a certification that a product listed in paragraphs (a) through\n(xx) of subdivision one of section 16-104 of this article complies with\nthe efficiency standards for such product established by or pursuant t…

§ 16-109. Conflicts with other laws. Nothing in this article or in any\nregulation adopted pursuant to this article shall limit, impair, or\nsupersede the provisions of subdivision one of section three hundred\neighty-three of the executive law or the provisions of subdivision t…

§ 17-101. Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Residential structure" shall mean a one or two family dwelling or\na single unit of a multiple dwelling, including an individual\ncondominium unit or cooperative…

§ 17-102. Administration. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nthe New York state energy research and development authority shall be\ndeemed to have the responsibility and authority to implement the\nprovisions of this article.\n

§ 17-103. Truth in heating. 1. (a) On or after January first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-one, the seller of a residential structure\nshall, within fifteen days of receipt of a written request from a\nprospective purchaser, furnish such purchaser a complete set of heating\nand/or c…

§ 17-105. Heating system efficiency tests. 1. For the purposes of\nthis section:\n a. "Contractor" means any person who contracts to install, repair or\nservice oil or gas heating systems for customers.\n b. "Oil heating system" means a device which burns either No. 2 or No.\n4 …

§ 18-101. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\notherwise requires:\n 1. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental\nconservation.\n 2. "Board" means the state board on temporary nuclear waste repository\nsiting established by section 18-105 of th…

§ 18-103. Establishment of temporary nuclear waste repositories. 1.\nNo person shall establish or operate a temporary nuclear waste\nrepository within this state unless he has been granted a certificate by\nthe board. Any such temporary nuclear waste repository with respect to\n…

§ 18-105. State board on temporary nuclear waste repository siting.\n1. There is hereby created the state board on temporary nuclear waste\nrepository siting. The board shall consist of the commissioner of\nenvironmental conservation, the commissioner of health, and three ad hoc…

§ 18-107. Filing of application for certificate; docketing; convening\nof board. 1. Any person seeking to establish or operate a temporary\nnuclear waste repository shall file an application for a certificate\nwith the commissioner. Copies of such application shall be served on\…

§ 18-109. Contents of application. An application for a certificate\nfiled pursuant to this article shall contain the following information\nand materials:\n 1. A description of the site and of the facility, including maps,\npresent and proposed development, and geological, seis…

§ 18-111. Action of the board. 1. After being convened, the board\nshall commission such studies as it deems necessary, and shall hold a\nseries of public hearings and meetings. Notice of such studies,\nhearings and meetings shall be published in the state register and in at\nle…

§ 18-113. Judicial review. 1. A judicial proceeding to review a final\ndecision of the board shall be brought in the appellate division of the\nsupreme court in the judicial department embracing the county wherein\nthe facility is proposed to be located. Such proceeding shall be…

§ 21-106. Co-generation, small hydro and alternate energy production\nfacilities. 1. For the purposes of this article:\n a. The term "co-generation facility" shall include any facility with\nan electric generating capacity of up to eighty megawatts, together with\nany related fa…

§ 3-101. State energy policy. It shall be the energy policy of the\nstate:\n 1. to obtain and maintain an adequate and continuous supply of safe,\ndependable and economical energy for the people of the state, including\nthrough the protection of critical energy infrastructure as…

§ 3-103. Conformance with state energy policy. Every agency of the\nstate shall conduct its affairs so as to conform to the state energy\npolicy expressed in this chapter.\n

§ 5-108. Purchase of passenger automobiles. a. The commissioner, in\nconsultation with the commissioner of the office of general services,\nshall promulgate rules and regulations which shall require, at a\nminimum, that all passenger automobiles purchased by or for the state or\…

§ 5-108-a. Energy efficient appliances. 1. The president of the New\nYork state energy research and development authority, in consultation\nwith the commissioner of the office of general services, shall\npromulgate minimum energy efficiency standards for appliances and energy\nu…

§ 5-111. State energy conservation plan. The office shall formulate\nand from time to time revise a state energy conservation plan to be\nsubmitted pursuant to the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act of\n1975 or any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto.\n

§ 5-113. Coordination with environmental conservation law. The office\nmay review and comment in writing upon the statements of effects on the\nuse and conservation of energy resources made pursuant to section 8-0109\nof the environmental conservation law. Such written comment s…