An executive order from Gov. Hochul prohibits new data center permits until the state finalizes an environmental review of their impacts.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order that halts permitting for new data centers over 50 megawatts, reports Tim De Chant in TechCrunch.
The order could affect roughly a dozen project proposals. According to De Chant, "The moratorium will be lifted once the state finalizes an environmental review process for data centers, which Hochul expects will take about a year. Hochul’s office is also considering requiring data centers to pay into a fund that would support the state’s electrical grid, and she would like to prevent hyperscale data centers from receiving tax benefits."
New York is the first state to put a statewide moratorium into practice, De Chant adds. A Maine bill that would have paused new data centers passed in that state's legislature, but was vetoed by its governor.
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