New York opens proceeding toward 4 gigawatts of new nuclear power; conference due by October 31
The Public Service Commission opened Case 26-E-0335 on June 11, 2026. Staff and NYSERDA must hold a public technical conference before October 31, 2026 and Staff a white paper by November 11, 2026. No host site has been announced in the sources read.
On June 11, 2026 the New York Public Service Commission voted unanimously, according to the Department of Public Service's session transcript, to open Case 26-E-0335, Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Implement a Nuclear Reliability Backbone, by an Order Establishing a Nuclear Reliability Backbone Process. The Governor's announcement of the same day describes the goal as an 8.4 gigawatt 'backbone' of nuclear power: the existing 3.4 gigawatts plus 5 gigawatts of new capacity, made up of 4 gigawatts through the Commission's proceeding and at least 1 gigawatt through the New York Power Authority (NYPA). Nothing in the sources read indicates that the proceeding licenses a reactor or chooses a site.
N.Y. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, Case 26-E-0335, Order Establishing a Nuclear Reliability Backbone Process (June 11, 2026)