East Fishkill residents rally against data centers
East Fishkill residents rallied against a potential data center, following the town board's alleged passage of a three-year moratorium on local data centers. New Jersey-based Treetop Development had previously expressed interest in building a large data center, although no formal application was submitted. This local development coincides with Governor Kathy Hochul's consideration of a statewide one-year data center moratorium.
Residents of East Fishkill, New York, gathered outside a town board meeting to protest the potential development of a large data center in the area. The demonstration took place as supporters announced that the town board had enacted a three-year moratorium on new data centers.
The protest specifically targeted the prospect of a 1,000-megawatt data center, which New Jersey-based Treetop Development had previously shown interest in building. Town leaders clarified that Treetop Development had not submitted a formal application for the project. The local action in East Fishkill occurs while New York Governor Kathy Hochul reviews a one-year statewide data center moratorium bill passed by state legislators earlier this month.