Hochul visits local leaders, discusses New York’s one-year moratorium on data centers
Governor Kathy Hochul is advocating for New York's one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, aiming to protect residents, the environment, and the power grid. She is also backing legislation to eliminate sales tax exemptions for data centers. These efforts are part of a broader push to increase state oversight of large-scale data facilities.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with county and town leaders in Henrietta, N.Y., to discuss the state's recently enacted one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. The governor emphasized that the moratorium is designed to establish a comprehensive framework for protecting residents, the environment, and the state's energy grid from the impacts of data center expansion.
In addition to the moratorium, Governor Hochul is pursuing legislation that would roll back existing sales tax exemptions for data centers, signaling a broader effort by state leaders to tighten oversight on these large-scale facilities. The article also notes related local discussions, including the Town of Henrietta seeking public input on data center zoning and the Town of York considering its own moratorium, alongside reports of protests against data centers in Batavia, New York.