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NY S08536
Bill
Status
10/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Leroy Comrie
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AI Summary
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Prohibits electric corporations, gas corporations, and utilities from passing along costs or increasing charges to general ratepayers for electricity and natural gas due to data center or semiconductor fabrication plant construction or operation
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Requires that infrastructure capital expenditures and maintenance costs associated with data centers or semiconductor plants be charged only to ratepayers directly involved with those facilities
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Amends Section 66 of the Public Service Law by adding a new subdivision 33
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for regulators to develop necessary implementing rules and regulations
Legislative Description
Prohibits electric corporations and gas corporations from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers as a result of increased costs incurred due to the building or operation of a data center except to those ratepayers involved with or associated with the building or operation of such data center or semiconductor fabrication plant.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1/7/2026