New York will impose a statewide moratorium on new large data centers for up to a year to develop regulations addressing environmental impacts and energy demand.

#NewYork to block new #Datacenters in country's first statewide moratorium By Anthony Izaguirre, July 14, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — "New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. "Gov. #KathyHochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house thousands of computer servers and require massive amounts of energy and a steady supply of water to keep cool. " 'As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead,' Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement. "The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the governor’s office said. "Tech companies and other backers have argued moves to block the construction of data centers hurt job growth for local communities and cede ground to China in a race to lead in the rapidly growing AI industry. "Earlier this year, #Maine seemed poised to establish a similar moratorium. But the measure was vetoed by the state’s Democratic Gov. #JanetMills because it would have blocked a proposed data center in a town that has struggled following the closure of a local mill. Moratoriums have been proposed in at least a dozen states but have not gotten far, though some counties and municipalities have imposed their own temporary bans." Read more: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-data-centers-moratorium-ai-c1e05b74208a6c570eec7c658ac8f187 #Datacenters #DatacenterMoratorium #AISucks

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-governor-signs-first-statewide-data-center-moratorium/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Climate Change @climate-change-WIRED

New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the governor’s office said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-impose-countrys-first-statewide-moratorium-data-centers-rcna587429