S2479
Directing the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to study the feasibility and efficiency of a microgrid — 2025-03-24 · Calendar #339
The New York State Senate passed legislation directing the state's Energy Research and Development Authority to study the feasibility and efficiency of microgrids. Senate Print 2479, sponsored by Senator Parker, passed on a roll call vote 57-1, with only Senator Oberacker voting in opposition. The bill, which takes effect immediately upon passage, would require the authority to examine the potential benefits and operational efficiency of microgrid technology in the state.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 57
· Nays: 1
Debate Summary
No substantive debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.
Roll Call — Official API Data
Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.
| Senator | Vote | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | AYE | Democrat | SD-15 |
| Jake Ashby | AYE | Republican | SD-43 |
| Jamaal Bailey | AYE | Democrat | SD-36 |
| April Baskin | AYE | Democrat | SD-63 |
| George Borrello | AYE | Republican | SD-57 |
| Jabari Brisport | AYE | Democrat | SD-25 |
| Samra Brouk | AYE | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Siela Bynoe | AYE | Democrat | SD-6 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | AYE | Republican | SD-9 |
| Stephen T. Chan | AYE | Republican | SD-17 |
| Cordell Cleare | AYE | Democrat | SD-30 |
| Leroy Comrie | AYE | Democrat | SD-14 |
| Jeremy Cooney | AYE | Democrat | SD-56 |
| Patricia Fahy | AYE | Democrat | SD-46 |
| Simcha Felder | AYE | Democrat | SD-22 |
| Nathalia Fernandez | AYE | Democrat | SD-34 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | AYE | Republican | SD-60 |
| Michael Gianaris | AYE | Democrat | SD-12 |
| Andrew Gounardes | AYE | Democrat | SD-26 |
| Joseph A. Griffo | AYE | Republican | SD-53 |
| Pete Harckham | AYE | Democrat | SD-40 |
| Pamela Helming | AYE | Republican | SD-54 |
| Michelle Hinchey | AYE | Democrat | SD-41 |
| Brad Hoylman-Sigal | AYE | Democrat | SD-47 |
| Robert Jackson | AYE | Democrat | SD-31 |
| Brian Kavanagh | AYE | Democrat | SD-27 |
| Liz Krueger | AYE | Democrat | SD-28 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | AYE | Republican | SD-24 |
| John Liu | AYE | Democrat | SD-16 |
| Monica Martinez | AYE | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Jack M. Martins | AYE | Republican | SD-7 |
| Mario Mattera | AYE | Republican | SD-2 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Dean Murray | AYE | Republican | SD-3 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | AYE | Republican | SD-58 |
| Robert Ortt | AYE | Republican | SD-62 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | AYE | Republican | SD-1 |
| Kevin S. Parker | AYE | Democrat | SD-21 |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | AYE | Democrat | SD-19 |
| Jessica Ramos | AYE | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Steve Rhoads | AYE | Republican | SD-5 |
| Gustavo Rivera | AYE | Democrat | SD-33 |
| Robert Rolison | AYE | Republican | SD-39 |
| Christopher Ryan | AYE | Democrat | SD-50 |
| Sean Ryan | AYE | Democrat | SD-61 |
| Julia Salazar | AYE | Democrat | SD-18 |
| James Sanders Jr. | AYE | Democrat | SD-10 |
| Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | AYE | Democrat | SD-23 |
| José M. Serrano | AYE | Democrat | SD-29 |
| James Skoufis | AYE | Democrat | SD-42 |
| Toby Ann Stavisky | AYE | Democrat | SD-11 |
| Dan Stec | AYE | Republican | SD-45 |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins | AYE | Democrat | SD-35 |
| James Tedisco | AYE | Republican | SD-44 |
| Mark Walczyk | AYE | Republican | SD-49 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| William Weber | AYE | Republican | SD-38 |
| Alexis Weik | AYE | Republican | SD-8 |
| Kristen Gonzalez | EXC | Democrat | SD-59 |
| Shelley Mayer | EXC | Democrat | SD-37 |
| Zellnor Myrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-20 |
| Luis R. Sepúlveda | EXC | Democrat | SD-32 |
| Peter Oberacker | NAY | Republican | SD-51 |
Transcript Mentions
These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.
| Senator | Vote | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Oberacker | nay | Republican |