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NY-S8546 — Establishes a grid modernization surcharge

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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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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Energy · Grid Reliability

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Formal policy pathway

Rachel May

sponsored: Rachel May

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Establishes a grid modernization surcharge

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Policy record 1Policy theme 4Documented 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 summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies 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-S8546Establishes a grid moderniz…NY-S8546: Establishes a grid modernization surchargePolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityExplicit record textGrid Reliability: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionNew YorkState policy jurisdictionNew York: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorRachel MaypersonRachel May: personPolicy familyEstablishes a grid mod…NYEstablishes a grid modernization surcharge: NY

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