NY-S8546 · 2025-2026 session · Legislation
Establishes a grid modernization surcharge
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current status
- In Committee
- Committee
- ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- Sponsor
- Rachel May
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Floor
- Enacted
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REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Jan 7, 2026
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Quick summary
Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources.
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