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Gov. Kathy Hochul orders election year ‘pause’ on new large-scale data centers to power AI in NY
Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on new air permits for hyperscale data centers seeking to access New York’s electrical grid. The pause aims to address concerns related to large-scale data centers powering AI.
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