# Michael Novakhov Public lawmaker profile for the Negotiate The Future policy tracker. Profile URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/24508 Party: R Role: Rep District: HD-045 States: NY Tracked bills: 1 Latest activity: 2026-01-30 Summary: Michael Novakhov is a tracked R Rep in NY with 1 public bill. Focus areas include 1 Energy bills. Latest tracked bill: A10049 Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources.. Machine-readable companions: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/24508/txt https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/24508/json Source links: - Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Novakhov - Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/candidate/207494/bio - FollowTheMoney: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=55582549 ## Tracked bills (1) ### A10049 — Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources. URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/A10049 Jurisdiction: NY Session year: 2025 Status: Introduced Categories: Energy Updated: 2026-01-30 Text available: yes