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50 megawatt threshold
Coverage of 50 megawatt threshold in the Nexus archive.
- New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium
New York has enacted a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers for up to a year, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The moratorium blocks environmental permits for data centers exceeding 50 megawatts, while a separate bill from the state legislature with a 20 megawatt threshold remains pending.