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New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium
Headline by The Verge
5 outlets from 5 owner groupsEarliest report we found: The Verge, 14 July 2026, 09:00 UTC
Reports, in time order
- The VergeNew York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium (opens The Verge's report in a new tab)
- The GuardianNew York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI datacenters (opens The Guardian's report in a new tab)
- TechCrunchNew York State halts construction of all new data centers (opens TechCrunch's report in a new tab)
- Financial TimesNew York becomes first US state to suspend data centre development (opens Financial Times's report in a new tab)
- Fortune‘New York will lead the way’: NYS Gov. Hochul’s data center moratorium includes a new model for funding AI infrastructure (opens Fortune's report in a new tab)