New York S 6394: Relates to the regulation of energy consumption by data centers

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S06394 Summary:

BILL NOS06394B

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SAME ASSAME AS A09086-B

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSRFAHY, MAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 12 §§240 - 243, Pub Serv L; add §1854-e, Pub Auth L; add Art 19 §19-101, Energy L

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Regulates energy consumption by data centers; requires annual disclosure reporting; prohibits incentives in fossil fuel power purchase agreements with utilities.

Go to top S06394 Actions:

BILL NOS06394B

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03/13/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/19/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

06/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 6394A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/30/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/30/2026PRINT NUMBER 6394B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6394--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GONZALEZ, FAHY, MAY -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and
 Telecommunications -- reported favorably from said committee and
 committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
 communications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
 the energy law, in relation to regulation of energy consumption by
 data centers

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York state sustainable data centers act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent and findings. The legislature finds that data
 4 centers are significant energy and water consumers and significant
 5 contributors to air and water pollution. The expansion and operation of
 6 data centers across the state impairs New York state's ability to
 7 achieve the renewable energy and emissions reduction benchmarks required
 8 by the climate leadership and community protection act due to their
 9 significant use of energy and water and significant emissions of green-
 10 house gases generated through the power needs of their operation. Given
 11 the growing demand for the construction of data centers, there is a
 12 critical need to improve the energy efficiency of data centers and
 13 reduce their energy consumption, water use, reliance on fossil fuels,
 14 and emissions. Likewise, the large quantities of water used by data
 15 centers contribute an additional threat to the health of the state's
 16 waters, the ecosystems of which they are an integral part, and the resi-
 17 dents of the state who rely on them. This act will ensure that economic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09616-08-6

 S. 6394--B 2

 1 development involving data centers is consistent with the state's envi-
 2 ronmental standards and principles, and that where renewable energy is
 3 used to power data centers, that such energy is being used responsibly,
 4 with the interests and health of the public in mind.
 5 § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new article 12 to
 6 read as follows:
 7 ARTICLE 12
 8 REGULATION OF DATA CENTER ENERGY CONSUMPTION
 9 Section 240. Definitions.
 10 241. Data center disclosure reports.
 11 242. Public engagement.
 12 243. Annual data center disclosure report.
 13 § 240. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:
 14 1. "Carbon dioxide equivalents" shall have the meaning given to such
 15 term in section 75-0101 of the environmental conservation law.
 16 2. "Data center" shall mean all buildings, equipment, structures,
 17 infrastructure within an existing structure, and other stationary items,
 18 such as server racks, that are located on a single site or