--- title: New York freezes new data centres for a year, the first... description: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has imposed a one-year moratorium on new data centres drawing 50MW or more, making New York the first US state to freeze... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-york-freezes-new-data-centres-for-a-year-the-first-us-state-to-pull-the-brake-b7utl88m2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New York freezes new data centres for a year, the first US state to pull the brake | daily.dev og:description: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has imposed a one-year moratorium on new data centres drawing 50MW or more, making New York the first US state to freeze... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-york-freezes-new-data-centres-for-a-year-the-first-us-state-to-pull-the-brake-b7utl88m2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/b7utL88M2.png og:image:alt: New York freezes new data centres for a year, the first US state to pull the brake og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New York freezes new data centres for a year, the first US state to pull the brake **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary New York Governor Kathy Hochul has imposed a one-year moratorium on new data centres drawing 50MW or more, making New York the first US state to freeze large-scale data centre construction. The move is driven by concerns over rising household electricity bills, water depletion, and environmental impacts on host communities. The freeze pauses permit issuance until a Generic Environmental Impact Statement is completed. The governor acted unilaterally rather than signing the Responsible Data Center Development Act passed by the legislature, which covers facilities at 20MW and above. New York already has some of the most expensive residential electricity in the US, with over 12GW of large energy loads queued to connect to the grid. The decision reflects growing national opposition to data centre expansion, with grassroots efforts having blocked 75 projects worth $130bn in Q1 2026 alone. The move also pushes back against federal efforts to pre-empt state-level AI regulation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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