POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · NY
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
New York
6 data-center projects on file — 1.2 GW of nameplate capacity. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$198
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
8.9%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#6
of 51
Among the most expensive in the country
10yr rate climb
+79%
#4 of 51
Climbed 1.7× the national pace since 2016
Largest power plant
2.06 GW
· hydro
Robert Moses Niagara · Niagara County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
New York · residential · latest
29.99¢/kWh
↑ +14.4% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
New York · residential · 2026 YTD avg
29.17¢/kWh
↑ +13.3% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where New York's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
NEW YORK · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
10.69 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
New York is staring at an 1.1 GW energy shortfall: 1.2 GW of data-center load is under construction or permitted in the state, but utilities have only 64 MW of new generation in the EIA-860M pipeline to serve it. On the way out: Coxsackie — 20 MW of natural gas, retiring 2026-05.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
§ 04
Data-center load
6 projects
Projects on file
6
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
1.20 GW
≈ 5 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
—
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
2 statements
OPPOSE · 2026-02
“New York is completely unprepared for the massive data centers that are gunning for New York. It's time to hit the pause button, give ourselves some breathing room.”
— State Sen. Liz Krueger (D)SOURCE ↗
OPPOSE · 2026-03-25
“We cannot allow Big Tech to exploit our communities, our workers, and our planet in the name of AI progress.”
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)SOURCE ↗
§ 06
Industry money in New York
2 PACs active
Tracked super PACs that have spent in races for federal seats in New York this cycle. Crypto, AI, and energy-aligned committees are surfaced separately so the industry source of each dollar is legible.
THINK BIG
AILeading the Future network
FOR
—
AGAINST
$3.9M
FILINGS
34
JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC
AIAnthropic-linked / Public First Action network
FOR
§ 07
Follow the money in New York
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in NY
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.