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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is implementing the country\u2019s first statewide moratorium on the construction of new, large-scale data centers, she announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Hochul, a Democrat running for reelection this year, said the temporary, one-year freeze was necessary while state lawmakers draft regulations to protect energy resources. Data centers have stored computer systems in physical buildings for decades, but the growth of artificial intelligence has led to the rampant construction of controversial facilities<\/u><\/span> that require large amounts of electricity and water for their cooling systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want AI companies to invest here, grow their businesses, and do well,\u201d Hochul said in a video<\/u><\/span> posted to X on Tuesday. \u201cBut when you benefit from the talent and energy of New York, we expect you to protect our resources and give back to our communities. This is a critical moment, and New York is going to take the time to get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AI data centers are reshaping our future.<\/p>\n

No one gets to build that future by asking New Yorkers to sacrifice theirs.<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m taking action. pic.twitter.com\/rNZCfdn1el<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) July 14, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There are at least 133 data centers in New York, according to Data Center Map<\/u><\/span>, an industry database. Virginia and Texas have the most data centers in the country with about 637 and 504, respectively.<\/p>\n

Forty-six percent of respondents to a state conducted in June said a one-year moratorium on new permits for large data centers was good for New York communities.<\/p>\n

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Hochul, a Democrat running for reelection this year, said the one-year freeze was necessary while state lawmakers draft regulations to protect energy resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"\nKathy Hochul Signs First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers - Modern Home Journals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1109\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kathy Hochul Signs First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers - Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hochul, a Democrat running for reelection this year, said the one-year freeze was necessary while state lawmakers draft regulations to protect energy resources.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1109\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Modern Home Journals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-14T15:12:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"headline\":\"Kathy Hochul Signs First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-14T15:12:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109\"},\"wordCount\":284,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ee2f014666f4b1bd92169906c35d3939-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Technology\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109\",\"name\":\"Kathy Hochul Signs First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers - Modern Home Journals\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ee2f014666f4b1bd92169906c35d3939-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-14T15:12:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/533de239efc09a2ab59959cc1bff86d0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/?p=1109#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ee2f014666f4b1bd92169906c35d3939-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/modernhomejournals.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ee2f014666f4b1bd92169906c35d3939-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"FILE - New York Governor Kathy Hochul participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new JPMorgan Chase offices in New York, Oct. 21, 2025. 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