New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium
There is growing concern over the facilities raising power costs, straining water ‌supplies and burdening local communities.
New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
New York became the first state to ban construction of 'hyperscale' AI data centers, for one year, after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday.
11 States That Are Trying – And Failing – To Ban Data Centers
New York is the first state to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers with a 50 megawatt capacity or greater.
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 ...
New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry
New York became the first state to pause all construction of massive new data centers after Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul announced a one-year moratorium on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The ...
States rethink AI data-center incentives as power costs, public backlash grow
The rapid expansion of artificial-intelligence infrastructure is prompting state and local governments to reconsider the tax ...
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Why New York State imposed a data center moratorium
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A data center complex under construction. That could make New York a test case for the rest of the country. Data centers have been ...
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Why New York State put giant data centers on hold
The nation’s first statewide moratorium on new hyperscale facilities gives officials up to one year to work out how to measure their environmental effects amid the AI building boom ...
New York’s Data Center Ban Won’t Solve Its Grid Problems
New York isn’t particularly inundated with new data centers, but it just became the first U.S. state to ban them. In an ...
Why states are hitting pause on new data centers
New Mexico lawmakers join states considering moratoriums on data centers amid water and energy usage concerns.
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New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratorium
New York became the first US state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence ...