New York S 9144: Imposes a moratorium on data center permit issuance; and relates to data center rate impacts

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S09144 Summary:

BILL NOS09144A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10141-A

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRGONZALEZ, ADDABBO, BASKIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, HINCHEY, JACKSON,
 KAVANAGH, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, ROLISON, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SERRANO, WEBB, ZELLNER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 31 §§31-0101 - 31-0107, En Con L; add §66-x, Pub Serv L; add §1014-a, amd §1020-s, Pub Auth L

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Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.

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BILL NOS09144A

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02/06/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/12/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 9144A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9144--A

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, GONZALEZ, ADDABBO, BASKIN, BRISPORT, BROUK,
 CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, HINCHEY, KAVANAGH, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA,
 SALAZAR, SERRANO, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 imposing a moratorium on data center permit issuance; to amend the
 public service law, in relation to data center rate impacts; and to
 amend the public authorities law, in relation to applicability of
 certain provisions to the Long Island power authority

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and
 2 declares the following:
 3 1. It is the policy of the State of New York to conserve, improve and
 4 protect its natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and
 5 control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health,
 6 safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic
 7 and social well-being.
 8 2. The projected tripling of data centers across the nation in the
 9 next five years would result in data centers consuming more electricity
 10 than 28 million households.
 11 3. Data center electricity usage in New York has been projected to
 12 increase by more than 9,000 MW, which is approximately double the elec-
 13 tricity use of all New York households combined.
 14 4. 56 percent of the electricity used to power data centers comes from
 15 fossil fuels. Data centers disproportionately use fossil fuels, with an
 16 average carbon intensity that is 48 percent higher than the national
 17 average.
 18 5. Even when data centers use renewable energy, they often capture new
 19 renewable generation development that would otherwise have allowed for
 20 the closure or reduced reliance on fossil fuel power plants, thereby

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14606-04-6

 S. 9144--A 2

 1 resulting in continued use of fossil fuel-based energy generation beyond
 2 current expectations.
 3 6. The growth of data centers is inconsistent with New York's climate
 4 commitments.
 5 7. A Bloomberg analysis of wholesale electricity prices found that 70
 6 percent of locations with year-on-year price increases were within 50
 7 miles of significant data center activity. Nationally, household elec-
 8 tricity rates increased 13 percent in 2025, largely driven by the devel-
 9 opment of data centers.
 10 8. A tripling of data centers nationwide would require the equivalent
 11 water usage of 18.5 million households just for cooling the servers.
 12 9. Data centers convert agricultural and other non-industrial land to
 13 industrial usage, removing farmland, woodland, and other resources while
 14 driving up land values and property