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NY-S08645 — Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, and requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans

Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, regardless of the expected storage or transmission capacity of such battery energy storage systems, and whether or not such battery energy storage systems will be co-located with renewable energy systems; requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionNew YorkState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-01-07REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Grid & interconnection · Siting & permitting

Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades. Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Formal policy pathway

Rachel May

sponsored: Rachel May

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Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, and requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans

12 nodes · 11 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 5Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordNY-S08645Authorizes ORES to issue si…NY-S08645: Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, and requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plansPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeCarbonExplicit record textCarbon: Explicit record textPolicy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityExplicit record textGrid Reliability: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismGrid & interconnectionText-derived policy signalGrid & interconnection: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew YorkState policy jurisdictionNew York: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorRachel MaypersonRachel May: personPolicy familyAuthorizes ORES to iss…NYAuthorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, and requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans: NY

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