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NY S 8546

in committee

Establishes a grid modernization surcharge

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 8546 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8546 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What is NY S 8546 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY S 8546?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 8546, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Rachel Mayprimary
  • Patricia Fahycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-24

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8546?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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