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Senator Gonzalez Tours State on Data Center Bill | New York City News
New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez is hitting the road for a statewide tour to push her Responsible Data Center Development Act — a bill that paused large data center construction for a year to study environmental, labor, and renewable energy impacts. While Governor Hochul recently signed a similar one-year moratorium, Gonzalez’s legislation covers a broader range of facilities, starting at 20 megawatts versus the governor’s 50-megawatt threshold. Critics argue New York’s grid isn’t being strained by data centers and point to existing climate laws, while the governor’s office says it’s…
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