Establishes the New York State grid reliability and energy affordability transition (GREAT) act

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Establishes the New York State grid reliability and energy affordability transition (GREAT) act; establishes the virtual power plant program to help reduce energy costs and grid reliability risks; provides incentives to participants for supporting the grid by investing in distributed energy resources and reducing net energy costs.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Mar 18, 2026
Last action: Jun 1, 2026 — REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 58 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 16%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum +2 58/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -19 134 days quiet

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