New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on the construction of large-scale data centers exceeding 50 megawatts. The order aims to allow the state to assess the environmental and energy impacts of these facilities.
The order specifically pauses state environmental reviews for facilities over 50 megawatts for a year. It instructs the state’s Department of Public Service to assess the environmental and energy impact of data centers during this time, and to develop a new generic environmental impact statement, a general permitting process for complex environmental issues that may arise with data centers that want to build in the state. Hochul is also proposing an end to all tax incentives for data centers.
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