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NY A10049
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/30/2026
Primary Sponsor
Paula Kay
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AI Summary
- Establishes a grid modernization surcharge on data centers with IT load exceeding 10 megawatts, collected as a per-kilowatt-hour or per-megawatt-hour charge on customer bills
- Defines "high-intensity data centers" as those with annual power-usage effectiveness greater than 1.3 or annual electricity consumption exceeding 50 gigawatt-hours
- Allows data centers to receive partial or full surcharge reduction if they independently verify that at least 90% of electricity consumption comes from renewable resources meeting additionality and deliverability criteria
- Creates the Grid Modernization Fund to receive surcharge revenues, which must be used exclusively for system reliability, capacity expansion, and clean energy integration
- Prohibits utilities from passing the surcharge to other customers and requires annual reporting on collections, expenditures, and measurable improvements including reliability indices and interconnection processing times
Legislative 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.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/30/2026
Committee Referrals
Energy1/30/2026
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