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Legislation

Track NYS bills attacking 94-c siting authority and the local moratoriums, setbacks, and bans they inspire.

8
2025–26 legislative session

Local Laws Tracked

11814

Across 39 counties

Moratoriums in Force

276

9 expiring within 90 days

Restrictive Setbacks

348

At 1,000 ft or more

State Bills

123

6 active this session

Model-Law Matches

4111

Similarity of 65% or higher

Local Law & Bill Tracker24 of 24 measuresEvery tracked NYS state bill and local ordinance touching solar, battery storage, or siting authority. Model match is a text-similarity score against a known front-group template.Every tracked NYS state bill and local ordinance touching solar, battery storage, or siting authority. Model match is a text-similarity score against a known front-group template.

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Local Law No. 7 of 2025Prohibition on Ground-Mounted Solar over 25 AcresTown of Milo · Yates CountyOutright BanProposed87%Jul 25, 2025
Local Law No. 4 of 2025Temporary Moratorium on Solar and Storage ApplicationsTown of Pembroke · Genesee CountyMoratoriumProposed92%Jul 21, 2025
Local Law No. 6 of 2025Moratorium on Major Renewable Energy FacilitiesTown of Marathon · Cortland CountyMoratoriumProposed90%Jul 19, 2025
Local Law No. 1 of 2025Battery Energy Storage Facility Siting StandardsTown of Clayton · Jefferson CountyBattery-SpecificProposed82%Jul 14, 2025
Local Law No. 3 of 2025Solar Facility Decommissioning and Bonding LawTown of Ellisburg · Jefferson CountyPermitting BillProposed66%Jul 8, 2025
A.7742Agricultural District Solar Limitation ActNew York State AssemblyPermitting BillProposed71%Jun 24, 2025
S.4417Local Siting Authority Restoration ActNew York State SenateHome Rule BillIn Committee88%Jun 11, 2025
A.5901Renewable Siting Community Consent ActNew York State AssemblyHome Rule BillIn Committee84%May 28, 2025
S.2288Battery Energy Storage Safety Standards ActNew York State SenateBattery-SpecificIn Committee62%Apr 30, 2025
Local Law No. 2 of 2025Prohibition of Battery Energy Storage SystemsTown of Cambria · Niagara CountyOutright BanAdopted89%Feb 20, 2025
Local Law No. 9 of 2024Renewable Energy Host Community Agreement RequirementTown of Schaghticoke · Rensselaer CountyPermitting BillAdopted48%Dec 10, 2024
Local Law No. 1 of 2024Moratorium on Battery Energy Storage SystemsTown of Hanover · Chautauqua CountyMoratoriumAdopted85%Dec 2, 2024
Local Law No. 8 of 2024Battery Storage Fire Code SupplementTown of Lysander · Onondaga CountyBattery-SpecificAdopted59%Nov 18, 2024
Local Law No. 2 of 2024Interim Moratorium on Commercial Solar ApplicationsTown of Bethel · Sullivan CountyMoratoriumExpired88%Oct 11, 2024
Local Law No. 7 of 2024Large-Scale Solar Setback and Screening LawTown of Cazenovia · Madison CountySetbackAdopted68%Sep 9, 2024
Local Law No. 4 of 2024Moratorium on Utility-Scale Solar in Agricultural DistrictsTown of Romulus · Seneca CountyMoratoriumAdopted86%Aug 21, 2024
S.6013ORES Cost Transparency and Ratepayer Protection ActNew York State SenatePermitting BillDefeated57%Jun 6, 2024
Local Law No. 3 of 2024Temporary Moratorium on Major Solar Energy FacilitiesTown of Wilton · Saratoga CountyMoratoriumAdopted93%May 16, 2024
Local Law No. 5 of 2024Solar Energy System Setback RequirementsTown of Prattsburgh · Steuben CountySetbackAdopted91%Apr 18, 2024
A.3160Municipal Home Rule Preservation AmendmentNew York State AssemblyHome Rule BillExpired79%Jan 3, 2024
Local Law No. 1 of 2023Solar Moratorium Extension (Second)Town of Yates · Orleans CountyMoratoriumExpired81%Dec 31, 2023
Local Law No. 6 of 2023Solar Energy Overlay District RepealTown of Wawayanda · Orange CountyOutright BanAdopted74%Nov 16, 2023
Local Law No. 5 of 2023Zoning Amendment — Solar as Prohibited Use in RA-1Town of Barre · Orleans CountyOutright BanDefeated77%Sep 14, 2023
Local Law No. 2 of 2023Solar Energy System Height and Coverage LimitsTown of Copake · Columbia CountySetbackAdopted64%Jun 15, 2023

Ordinance Activity by MonthFilings, first readings, and votes on solar or storage measures, per county per month over the last 12 months.Filings, first readings, and votes on solar or storage measures, per county per month over the last 12 months.

AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
  • Saratoga34
  • Orange33
  • Jefferson33
  • Steuben31
  • Chautauqua31
  • Niagara29
  • Yates27
  • Seneca26
  • Genesee24
  • Madison23
  • Cortland21
  • Orleans16
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Peak county: Saratoga (34 filings)

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Legislative Early Warning5 countiesCounties where a draft law matching a known model template was filed in the last 60 days, with the window left before the decisive hearing.Counties where a draft law matching a known model template was filed in the last 60 days, with the window left before the decisive hearing.

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  • 7days
    Town of ClaytonAct this week

    Local Law No. 1 of 202582% match to Storage Safety Model Standards

    Pair the county fire coordinator with the NFPA 855 briefing; the Chaumont incident is cited 11 times in the draft.

    Hearing Aug 5, 20252 projects · 96 MW at risk

  • 9days
    Town of MarathonAct this week

    Local Law No. 6 of 202590% match to Moratorium Petition Kit

    Draft text cites a non-existent state agency — file a correction letter with the town clerk this week.

    Hearing Aug 7, 20252 projects · 34 MW at risk

  • 14days
    Town of PembrokeAct in 2 weeks

    Local Law No. 4 of 202592% match to Moratorium Petition Kit

    Brief the town supervisor before the Aug 5 workshop; deploy the Genesee County farm bureau messenger.

    Hearing Aug 12, 20253 projects · 78 MW at risk

  • 21days
    Town of MiloMonitor

    Local Law No. 7 of 202587% match to Farmland Protection Kit

    GML 239-m referral is pending — submit the agrivoltaics soil study to Yates County Planning before its Aug 21 session.

    Hearing Sep 3, 20254 projects · 112 MW at risk

  • 28days
    Town of BarreMonitor

    Draft zoning amendment (unnumbered)79% match to Local Energy Choice Act

    Second attempt after the 2023 defeat — remind the board of the prior county planning disapproval.

    Hearing Sep 9, 20251 projects · 45 MW at risk

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Model Legislation Fingerprint3 confirmed matchesLocal law text compared against templates distributed by front groups. Highlighted passages are near-verbatim; unhighlighted passages are locally drafted.Local law text compared against templates distributed by front groups. Highlighted passages are near-verbatim; unhighlighted passages are locally drafted.

Template library
93%

Temporary Moratorium on Major Solar Energy Facilities

Town of Wilton, Saratoga County · Local Law No. 3 of 2024

Citizens for Responsible SolarMoratorium Petition Kit, §2 Recitals

3 of 4 passages near-verbatim

Filed 18 days after the kit was distributed at a county meeting

Local Law No. 3 of 2024 — adopted text

Citizens for Responsible Solar template

  • Legislative intentnear-verbatim

    The Town Board finds that the rapid proliferation of large-scale solar energy facilities presents unresolved questions regarding public health, safety and general welfare that the Town's current zoning code was not designed to address.

    The [Town] Board finds that the rapid proliferation of large-scale solar energy facilities presents unresolved questions regarding public health, safety and general welfare that the [Town]'s current zoning code was not designed to address.

  • Findings of factnear-verbatim

    Such facilities may result in the permanent conversion of prime agricultural soils, the diminution of adjoining property values, and an alteration of the rural character which the residents of the Town have consistently identified as their highest planning priority.

    Such facilities may result in the permanent conversion of prime agricultural soils, the diminution of adjoining property values, and an alteration of the rural character which the residents of the [Town] have consistently identified as their highest planning priority.

  • Durationnear-verbatim

    This local law shall remain in effect for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of filing with the Secretary of State, and may be extended by resolution for two additional six-month periods.

    This ordinance shall remain in effect for a period of [twelve (12)] months from the date of adoption, and may be extended by resolution for [two] additional six-month periods.

  • Local carve-outlocally drafted

    Nothing herein shall apply to roof-mounted systems serving a single-family dwelling, nor to the two applications deemed complete by the Planning Board prior to March 1, 2024.

    Nothing herein shall apply to roof-mounted systems serving a single-family dwelling.

Similarity computed with a normalized token-overlap score after stripping jurisdiction names and bracketed placeholders.Who funds Citizens for Responsible Solar