Behind the New York Data Center Pause Is Legislation that Could Impact Existing Facilities

The Rust Belt finally has a shot at a comeback. Why are we sabotaging it?

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) recently signed an executive order placing a one-year moratorium on all new data center developments. As someone from Oswego, New York, a small, historically underinvested Rust Belt community upstate, Hochul’s moratorium ensures that the benefits of the artificial intelligence boom in my hometown are dead on arrival. In addition to New York’s executive order, more than 10 states have proposed bills tantamount to a comple…

New York Data Center Moratorium Will Hurt Economy, Jobs, Innovation, & Risk Higher Electricity Prices

New York’s government seems keen on destroying the state’s business community. On July 14th, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order instituting a 1-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. This comes after numerous municipalities have passed their own data center moratoriums. As multiple state governments and the federal government weigh their own data center moratoriums, all eyes are on New York to see what the results …

Behind the New York data center pause is legislation that could impact existing facilities

Legislation that’s been put on the back burner while the moratorium is in effect would require large data centers to procure at least a third of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and might impact those with water-intensive cooling, analyses show.

Second Central Mass. city to consider pause on data centers, battery storage sites

The Fitchburg planning board will meet Tuesday to discuss the feasibility of implementing a moratorium on data centers and battery storage sites.

Cherokee County, Georgia, hits pause on data centers, eyes moratorium into 2027

Cherokee County is hitting pause on data centers before any major project arrives at its doorstep. County commissioners in Georgia gave unanimous approval this week to a 30-day pause on new data center development and are preparing to consider a longer extension, reflecting that local leaders want rules in place before fast-moving growth reshapes the community. What happened? As Atlanta News First reported, the Cherokee County Board of Commissio…

NYS Governor Highlights First Statewide Moratorium on New Hyperscale Data Centers Amid Growing Support - News & Photo Features

Will Establish Nation-Leading Regulatory Framework That Protects Ratepayers, the Environment and New Yorkers One Year Pause Will Ensure New Yorkers Are Not Paying for Transmission and Infrastructure Build Outs Will Create New York State Data Center Community Investment Framework, Ensuring Localities Can Unlock Millions From New Development Governor Will Pursue Legislation To Repeal Sales Tax Exemptions for Massive Data Centers Across the State G…