NY Data Center Moratorium

New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks

Associated Press | ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE

July 14, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — No large data centers can be built in New York for up to a year as the state creates rules to protect the environment and its energy grid from the power-hungry facilities fueling artificial intelligence.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday 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.

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