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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces moratorium on data centers
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale AI data centers, citing strain on the state's power grid and utility costs. The moratorium will be lifted once data centers agree to fund grid upgrades, submit to local zoning, meet labour standards, and lose tax subsidies.
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The Wire takeaway
If you're building AI infrastructure or planning to locate data centres in the Northeast, New York just closed its door for a year and set the template for what comes next: you pay for grid upgrades, you hire locally, and you're done with tax breaks. Watch what California does.
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