NY S09144

Imposes a moratorium on all state and local permits for new data centers (facilities using 20+ megawatts) until at least 3 years after the law takes effect, pending completion of environmental regulations and rate impact orders

Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to prepare a generic environmental impact statement studying data center impacts on electricity consumption, water usage, land use, pollution, and electronic waste generation

Mandates the Public Service Commission to issue orders ensuring data centers bear all costs associated with their electricity and gas service, including new infrastructure, wholesale price increases, and capacity market impacts

Cites concerns that New York data center electricity usage could increase by 9,000 MW (approximately double current household usage) and that 56% of data center power comes from fossil fuels with 48% higher carbon intensity than the national average

Requires public hearings in nine regions across New York and at least 120 days of public comment on both the environmental impact statement and the rate impact report