S 8645 — Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, and requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans
Congress · introduced 2026-01-07
Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, regardless of the expected storage or transmission capacity of such battery energy storage systems, and whether or not such battery energy storage systems will be co-located with renewable energy systems; requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Rachel May (—, NY-48) — sponsor · 2026-01-07
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Rachel May | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel May (—, state_upper NY-48) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-01-07 · sponsored by Rachel May (sponsor) · sponsorship