New York to impose nation’s first state moratorium on data centers0

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• July 14, 2026

NEW YORK — New York will block construction of new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from energy-intensive facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the nation’s first state moratorium