New York becomes first US state to ban new data centers, imposing one-year moratorium on construction

The Straits Times—New York's governor signed legislation imposing a one-year statewide moratorium on new data center construction, the first such ban in U.S. history. The measure reflects alarm over the massive electricity demands that AI-driven data centers impose on state power grids. Tech industry groups had lobbied against the moratorium, arguing it would divert investment and jobs to other states. The law takes effect immediately and applies to all new data center building permits statewide.

• The Straits Times — New York becomes the first state to impose a data centre moratorium
• The Independent (UK) — New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers
• Drudge Report — New York to Enact Nation's First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers.
• The Verge — New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium
• Forbes — New York Halts Large Data Centers Being Built For A Year
• Business Insider — New York to enact first statewide moratorium on AI data centers
• CBS News — New York enacts nation's first statewide moratorium on building new data centers
• Memeorandum — New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers (Anthony Izaguirre/Associated
• The Globe and Mail — New York bans all new data centres for one year, the first US state to impose such a moratorium
• Semafor — New York imposes first moratorium on data centers
• The Hill — New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on ‘hyperscale’ data centers
• Washington Post — New York becomes first state to impose data center moratorium
• Reuters — New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium