New York halts data-center surge with one-year moratorium
TL;DR
New York became the first state to pause new data-center construction for a year after Gov. Hochul signed an executive order, citing concerns about energy prices and water use as regulators weigh tighter rules on AI infrastructure expansion.
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- New York becomes first state to impose data center moratorium The Washington Post
- New York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI datacenters The Guardian
- New York to Enact Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers The New York Times
- Hochul to approve nation’s first state-level data center pause Politico
- New York is halting large data center construction in the U.S.'s first statewide ban qz.com
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