New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11419: Relates to establishing guidelines for the connection of utility service for high-usage customers
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
Relates to high-usage customers of electric utilities; establishes guidelines for electric service for high-usage customers; relates to water usage of high-usage customers entering into a high-usage contract with an electric utility or large-scale generation provider.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public service law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing guidelines for the connection of utility service for high-usage customers.
From the introduced text, May 15, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public service law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing guidelines for the connection of utility service for high-usage customers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-x to read as follows: § 66-X. HIGH-USAGE CUSTOMERS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "HIGH-USAGE CUSTOMER" SHALL MEAN A CURRENT OR POTENTIAL CUSTOMER IN THE SERVICE TERRITORY OF AN ELECTRIC UTILITY THAT: (I) REQUESTS ELECTRIC SERVICE UNDER A LARGE-SCALE SERVICE REQUEST; OR (II) ENTERS INTO A PRIVATE GENERATION CONTRACT WITH A GENERATION PROVIDER. (B) "LARGE-SCALE SERVICE REQUEST" SHALL MEAN A REQUEST SUBMITTED TO AN ELECTRIC UTILITY FOR: (I) A NEW ELECTRIC SERVICE THAT IS EXPECTED TO REACH A CUMULATIVE DEMAND OF ONE HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OR GREATER WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE REQUESTED INITIAL START DATE; OR (II) ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC SERVICE THAT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE A CUSTOMER'S TOTAL SERVICE LEVEL BY ONE HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OR GREATER WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE REQUESTED START DATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE. (C) "CLOSED PRIVATE GENERATION SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT: (I) ARE NOT CONNECTED TO AND OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY …
Sponsors
- Scott Gray (R, 116) · primary sponsor
- Kenneth Blankenbush (R, 117)
- Brian Manktelow (R, 130)
- Matthew Simpson (R, 114)
- Samuel Pirozzolo (R, 63)
- John Lemondes (R, 126)
- Christopher Tague (R, 102)
- Brian Maher (R, 101)
- Edward Ra (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO ENERGY
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is A11419?
- A11419 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to establishing guidelines for the connection of utility service for high-usage customers.
- What does A11419 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public service law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing guidelines for the connection of utility service for high-usage customers.
- What is the status of A11419?
- In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO ENERGY (May 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11419?
- Scott Gray (R, 116), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A11419?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11419
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