Prohibits electric corporations and gas corporations from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers as a result of increased costs incurred due to the building or operation of a data center except to those ratepayers involved with or associated with the building or operation of such data center or semiconductor fabrication plant.

New York Senate Bill S08536 aimed to prevent electric and gas companies from increasing charges for all customers to cover costs associated with building or operating data centers or semiconductor fabrication plants. Instead, only customers directly involved with or associated with these facilities would bear such costs. The bill was introduced on October 20, 2025, and referred to the Energy and Telecommunications Committee on January 7, 2026, but did not advance further.

Positive media analysis is being generated.

Although direct media critiques are not found, opponents might have contended that the bill could deter investment in data centers and semiconductor plants in New York by imposing additional financial responsibilities on these industries, potentially hindering economic growth and technological advancement in the state.