Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers.
Hochul pointed out that the moratorium’s purpose is to develop the proper guardrails before continuing data center progress.
Gillibrand’s statement reads, “I applaud Hochul for taking decisive action on data center construction.”
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