BREAKING
New York Pauses Hyperscale Data Centers
0
MW
size threshold
0
yr
moratorium
0
st
first state
How the pause works
1
DEC halts new permits
↓
2
Pending environmental review
↓
3
Existing sites exempt
↓
4
Small facilities spared
Legislature backed the bill
Senate yes
44
Senate no
16
Assembly yes
102
Assembly no
39
Order vs pending legislation
Executive Order
in effect
●
50 MW and above
●
One-year permit pause
●
Environmental review
S10642 / A11560
unsigned
●
20 MW threshold
●
Independent rate classes
●
Efficiency and labor rules
A test for AI-era infrastructure
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New York just became the first state to pause new hyperscale data center permits.