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Craig Hale

New York becomes the first US state to ban hyperscaler data centers, says it will 'lead the way in creating the strongest standards in the nation for data center development'

New York Governor Kathy Hochul presents data center moratorium.
  • New York State has temporarily banned new, large-scale data centers
  • One-year moratorium affects new 50MW+ campuses
  • NY wants to assess community, environmental and grid impacts

New York State has banned the construction of new hyperscaler data centers, marking the latest step as mounting local opposition against AI and cloud facilities builds, with communities citing concerns over rising electricity costs, water consumption and other environmental factors,

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