N.Y. data center freeze adds to growing state backlash

N.Y. data center freeze adds to growing state backlash

News ClipState Affairs·NY·7/15/2026

New York has implemented a moratorium on new data centers, becoming the first state to do so. This action occurs as lawmakers in many other states have attempted to introduce similar freezes on data center development.

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New York is the first state to implement a moratorium on new data centers, as lawmakers in many others have tried.