New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers

New York State lawmakers passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, and if Governor Kathy Hochul signs it, the ban will cover projects with peak demand of at least 20 megawatts.

Why it matters: HKR-H/K/R all pass: the headline has a strong policy hook, the post gives a one-year ban and 20MW threshold, and the issue affects AI compute buildout. State-level scope keeps it below must-write tier.