Claims: New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium
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- title: New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium Source
- url: https://grist.org/politics/new-york-governor-orders-first-statewide-data-center-moratorium/ Source
- summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, issued an executive order Tuesday that puts a moratorium on the construction of large-scale data centers. The pause, which will last up to a year, is the nation’s first statewide ban on data centers, which have drawn increasing concern from lawmakers and citizens based on their impact on electricity prices and the energy grid. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Y… Source
- published: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Source