New York Becomes First State To Impose Data Center Moratorium

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By BeauHDJul 14, 2026, 12:00 pm118 pts
New York has become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large new data centers, pausing construction for one year over concerns that AI-driven data center growth is raising utility bills, straining water supplies, and burdening communities. "As data center development threatens to hike up utility…

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