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Senator Gonzalez Tours State on Data Center Pause | Buffalo News
Senator Kristen Gonzalez is hitting the road this month to rally support for her Responsible Data Center Development Act — a sweeping bill that pauses new data center construction for a year to assess environmental, labor, and renewable energy impacts. While Governor Hochul’s recent executive order mirrors the pause, Gonzalez’s legislation covers more facilities, starting at 20 megawatts versus the governor’s 50-megawatt threshold. Critics question the urgency, citing New York’s power grid realities and arguing the state isn’t uniquely burdened by data centers. The governor’s office says it’s…
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