New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratorium
New York became the first state in the U.S. to impose a statewide moratorium on new data centers today after Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing state environmental permits for large facilities for up to a year.
Executive Order No. 62 took effect on signing and covers hyperscale data centers that draw 50 [โฆ]
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New York Bans Data Centers for One Year
- Hochul announces one-year moratorium on large new data centers ๐น Reuters — ยท 1min
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- New York becomes first state to halt datacenter buildouts The Register —
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