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Dive Brief:
New York has halted construction of large data centers for one year as it assesses the environmental impact of such facilities, becoming the first state to impose such a moratorium in the country.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday that targets the development of new hyperscale data centers — massive facilities designed to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. The pause will apply to data centers that use 50 megawatts of energy or more, according to the order.
During this pause, New York will seek to create a regulatory framework to evaluate and address how such data centers impact the environment, energy demand, water use and other factors, including their impact on local communities, per the order.
