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Senate bill · S9608 (2025-26)

Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics

New York State Senate

Same as A10988, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Latest action Jun 12, 2026

Sponsor: Rachel May (State Senator, District 48, Democratic/Working Families)

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Summary

Directs utility corporations to petition the public service commission for approval of electric grid utilization metrics; directs the public service commission to determine which electric grid utilization metrics shall be approved and how such metrics shall be applied; directs the public service commission to submit an annual report to the legislature and governor.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Public Service Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to improve electricity affordability by leveraging untapped grid capacity through better use of the existing electric distribution and transmission infrastructure currently used to deliver power in New York State.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · New York State Senate, Energy And Telecommunications · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

With increasing pressure on the power sector to deliver electricity to the grid and rising energy costs impacting New York ratepayers, improv- ing grid utilization monitoring and efficiency offers a way to better leverage untapped grid capacity to meet power demands and lower the New York's energy costs. The first step to identifying this potential is to measure how effectively existing electric distribution and transmission infrastructure are used to deliver power today. This legislation sets that foundation by establishing metrics by which New York can measure and begin to influence the value its ratepayers receive from the grid. Utility regulation targeted to increase utilization can directly reduce rates and defer the need for new, capital intensive infrastructure, thereby lowering long-term costs and increasing realized value to rate- payers. To begin capturing these benefits, this bill establishes consistent, transparent metrics for measuring grid utilization, and leverages exist- ing regulatory processes through which the Public Service Commission can evaluate those metrics and integrate them into future planning, cost-re- covery, and investment decisions. At the time of intro, both houses of the Virginia legislature have received national attention from energy experts for passing a bill simi- lar to this, establishing a positive way to bring down needed infras- tructure investment with a modernized approach to boosting grid capacity with minimal needed dollar investment.

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Full history

  1. Jun 12, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 1, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Energy and Telecommunications

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate

  4. May 29, 2026

    Amend and Recommit to Energy and Telecommunications

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 14, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    NY Assembly

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  1. Mar 30, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

    NY Senate

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