New York Energy Law - Energy Law (Consolidated Law or Statutory Code)

Energy Law (Consolidated Law or Statutory Code)

New York Statutes includes a statutory code called "Energy Law". Under New York law, "energy" and "energy resources" are defined as:

"Energy" means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever. ... "Energy resources" shall mean any force or material which yields or has the potential to yield energy, including but not limited to electrical, fossil, geothermal, wind, hydro, solid waste, tidal, wood, solar and nuclear sources. —N.Y. Energy Law § 1-103 (5) and (6).

N.Y. Energy Law became effective on July 26, 1976 as Chapter 17-A of the consolidated statutes. The 1970s was a period of tremendous expansion of both federal and state laws concerning energy.

This code is divided into these articles, which are not sequential:
1. Short Title; Definitions
3. State Energy Policy
5. State Energy Office, etc.
7. Transfer of Functions
8. Light Efficiency Standards (for existing buildings) Act
9. Energy Performance (for public buildings)
10. Fuel Set-aside Act
11. Conservation Construction Code Act
12. Solar Energy Products Warranty Act
13. State Green Building Construction Act (new, "Effective Date: 03/24/2009")
16. Appliance Efficiency Standards (new)
17. Energy Information
18. Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories
21. Energy Supply and Production
Appendix – Rules

The Bluebook citation for McKinney's Statutes is N.Y. Engy. L., while for Consolidated laws, the citation is "Energy".