Scope
New York Senate Bill S8546 (same as Assembly Bill A10049), 2025-2026 session, shown on the Assembly site: the official summary says it requires the Public Service Commission to establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers meeting a specified threshold, and establishes a grid modernization fund. Last action: referred to the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee on 7 January 2026.
- Geographic scope
- New York
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- New York State Legislature
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not enacted
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 1 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
New York S8546/A10049 would have the Public Service Commission set a grid modernization surcharge on utilities for the energy use of data centers above a threshold and would create a grid modernization fund. The Assembly site shows only committee referrals, the latest on 7 January 2026. It is a pending proposal with no legal effect.
What this does not establish
- The primary source is the New York Assembly bill page (summary and actions). nysenate.gov bill pages return HTTP 403 to automated requests and were not used. The full bill text was not opened.
- New York's 2025-2026 legislative term runs through 31 December 2026, so a bill without further action is still pending, not failed, on 23 September 2026.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=S08546&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y