New York A10049 mandates the Public Service Commission to establish a surcharge on utilities for data centers meeting specific electricity or IT load.

New York A10049 amends the Public Service Law and Public Authorities Law to require the Public Service Commission to establish a grid modernization surcharge for utilities serving data centers and high-intensity data centers. This surcharge is intended to fund the Grid Modernization Fund, which finances investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and clean energy integration. The surcharge is to be collected from covered data center accounts and cannot be passed on to other customers.

New York A10049 mandates the Public Service Commission to establish a surcharge on utilities for data centers meeting specific electricity or IT load.

New York A10049 amends the Public Service Law and Public Authorities Law to require the Public Service Commission to establish a grid modernization surcharge for utilities serving data centers and high-intensity data centers. This surcharge is intended to fund the Grid Modernization Fund, which finances investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and clean energy integration. The surcharge is to be collected from covered data center accounts and cannot be passed on to other customers.