Trump says New York’s data center rule could be ‘cash cow’ for Alabama

President Donald Trump suggested that Alabama and other states will benefit from New York’s decision to block data center development. In a July 15 post, Trump said data centers were “money machines” and that companies were looking to move out of New York to “Alabama, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and many other states.” “Both the taxes and the jobs amount to LIQUID GOLD!” he posted on Truth Social. On July 14, New York passed a one-year moratorium on data center construction. It is the first state in the country to take the step, though about 15 states have considered legislation to do so. Alabama has not considered a statewide freeze, though multiple local cities have halted development. Alabama has dozens of projects in process, including efforts in in Bessemer, Birmingham, Hayneville and Montgomery. The state is wrestling with developments and deciding how to regulate both the infrastructure itself and potential impact on the power supply. Reporting by Ruth Serven Smith