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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hochul: \u201c\u2026 They drive up costs for local ratepayers, and I refuse to let those costs get passed down to New Yorkers \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 14 20261:39 PM EDTUPDATED TUE, JUL 14 20262:49 PM EDT
Paxton Honerkamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed an executive order barring the construction of new large-scale data centers<\/a> using 50 megawatts or more of power for up to one year, making the Empire State the first state in the nation to impose such a ban. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re in the midst of one of the most significant economic upheavals in generations \u2026 perhaps ever,\u201d the governor said, announcing the executive order in New York City. \u201cThese hyperscale AI data centers consume enormous amounts of power, truly threatening to outpace our grid\u2019s capacity,\u201d she added. \u201cThey drive up costs for local ratepayers, and I refuse to let those costs get passed down to New Yorkers.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hochul\u2019s sentiment echoes that of many state residents and environmental leaders, who have heavily scrutinized hyperscaler data centers on the basis of their excessive consumption of power<\/a> and natural resources, particularly fresh water<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many, however, voiced their dissatisfaction, claiming that the moratorium would hinder New York\u2019s \u2014 and the United States\u2019 \u2013 ability to compete in a rapidly expanding technological field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA statewide moratorium is the wrong answer to the right questions,\u201d New York State Assemblyman Scott Gray, a Republican, and three of his colleagues wrote in a letter<\/a> to the governor in June opposing data center moratoriums. \u201cIt freezes investment, takes decisions away from the communities that should be making them and duplicates or ignores work the governor\u2019s own administration already has underway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/14\/new-york-ai-data-center-ban.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

New York is right to fear the impact of AI on energy prices and availability \u2013 but only because of their policy of self inflicted green energy sabotage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York’s Ridiculous Energy Policy Way Off The Edge Of The Cliff<\/a><\/blockquote>