Hochul Signs Moratorium on Data Center Permitting, Putting Lansing Da…

New York Governor Hochul has signed a moratorium on data center permitting, immediately halting new data center projects including the planned Lansing Data Center expansion. The freeze raises questions about the future of major cloud infrastructure investments in the state. If you're building cloud infrastructure in New York, that state just stopped issuing permits for it. You're either already permitted, seeking to relocate your plans to another state, or joining the queue when this moratorium lifts—which means your timeline just slipped and your competitive map changed.