Kenwood Commons Edge

Sen. Gonzalez stops in Albany as part of 'Stop Data Centers' tour$

Senator Kristen Gonzalez is on a statewide "Stop Data Centers" tour, advocating for Governor Kathy Hochul to sign a legislative bill imposing a one-year moratorium on data center development. Residents in Albany's South End are actively opposing a proposed 500,000-square-foot data center at the former Kenwood Academy site due to environmental and cost concerns. Governor Hochul has already signed an executive order for a moratorium on hyperscale data centers, but the legislative bill has a lower power consumption threshold for restriction.