On July 14, 2026, through Executive Order No. 62, New York Governor Kathy Hochul imposed a temporary statewide moratorium on data center projects. New York is the first state to adopt a moratorium on large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
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New York Enacts First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers

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