{"id":1535,"date":"2026-06-05T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:00:14","slug":"new-york-data-center-moratorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=1535","title":{"rendered":"New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The New York State legislature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/bills\/2025\/S10642\">passed<\/a> a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, the first statewide ban of its kind if Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signs it into law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Lawmakers behind the bill say it\u2019s meant to give policymakers time to understand the impact of large data centers on the environment and energy prices. It directs the state\u2019s environmental agency to create an impact report assessing the amount of electricity, water, and land that data centers use, and the pollution they create. It also requires companies planning to build large data centers \u2014 defined as having a peak demand of at least 20 megawatts \u2014 to hold and fund a public hearing at least three months before it\u2019s able to gain approval for the project. Hochul has not said whether she will sign the bill, and has until December to decide whether to sign or veto it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bgov.com\/bloomberg-government-news\/new-york-lawmakers-send-hochul-one-year-ban-on-new-data-centers\"><em>Bloomberg Government<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-pullquote c39lj10\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup c39lj12 _19wv7tc9\">It requires companies planning to build large data centers to hold and fund a public hearing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Surveys show that most Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/930477\/ai-data-centers-gallup-survey-70-percent-opposition\">oppose the idea of data centers in their communities<\/a>, and heated public meetings across the country have shown it to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/01\/us\/politics\/liberals-conservatives-data-centers.html\">galvanizing issue<\/a> across the political spectrum. Earlier this year, Maine\u2019s legislature passed a bill that would have banned new data centers until late 2027, but Democratic Governor Janet Mills <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/24\/us\/maine-moratorium-data-center-vetoed.html\">vetoed it<\/a> because it failed to include an exemption to a previously planned project, according to <em>The New York Times<\/em>. The New York Independent System Operator, a nonpartisan entity tasked with maintaining electric grid reliability, has said it\u2019s currently reviewing 24 data center proposals totaling over 9,000 megawatts, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news10.com\/news\/ny-news\/ny-state-legislature-passes-one-year-data-center-moratorium\/\"><em>News10 ABC<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>and a proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/plans-kenwood-development-data-center-130000512.html\">180 megawatt project in Albany<\/a> has drawn concerns from residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The New York bill is a shorter moratorium than the three-year proposal that was previously introduced, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/new-york-one-year-data-center-moratorium-00946477\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>. But even the one year pause has garnered pushback from industry groups. Stacey Sikes, acting president and CEO of business group the Long Island Association told <em>Politico<\/em> the moratorium would \u201coverall be damaging to the state\u2019s economy, because having a blanket moratorium instead of looking at it at a case by case basis would not allow the state to move forward on a data center project that would actually be helpful to our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Hochul\u2019s office didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment after the bill\u2019s passage, but spokesperson Kathy Devoe told <em>Politico<\/em> in an earlier statement, \u201cThe Governor will review the bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/944041\/new-york-data-center-moratorium\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York State legislature passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, the first statewide ban of its kind if Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul signs it into law. Lawmakers behind the bill say it\u2019s meant to give policymakers time to understand the impact of large data centers on the environment and energy prices. 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