Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to establish and/or amend rules and regulations pertaining to standards related to siting major renewable energy facilities

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STATE OF NEW YORK

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8712--B

IN SENATE

January 7, 2026

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Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, FAHY, GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered

printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy

and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Amended — base rate 13%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -1 46/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -19 134 days quiet

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