New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on July 14 ordering a statewide moratorium on large data centers, making it the first state in the country to suspend construction of the server farms.
Hochul’s order halts the construction and expansion of data centers for up to a year while state regulators develop standards to address the energy demand, environmental impacts, and water usage of hyperscale data centers.
New York is not the only state to consider a ban on the construction of new data centers. Maine legislators approved a bill that would have temporarily suspended the construction of data centers that require more than 20 megawatts. Gov. Janet. Mills, a Democrat, vetoed the bill in April.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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