Albany Democrats poised to impose 1-year ban on new AI data center construction in NY

Source: New York Post

New York could become the first state to place a moratorium on building massive new AI data centers, as legislators plan to pass a one-year ban on construction of the energy-devouring facilities amid backlash. The state legislature will vote on a bill to prevent new data centers from being built in the Empire State for 12 months over concerns of their impact on surrounding communities. “We intend to pass it,” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) told reporters Tuesday.