[News] New York Hits Pause on Big Data Centers: What Hochul's First-in-the-Nation Moratorium Actually Does
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order freezing state permits for new data centers of 50 megawatts or more for up to a year, making New York the first state to pause the AI build-out while regulators write new rules on grid costs, water, and who pays.
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