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Kathy Hochul is the Governor of New York, a state that has regulated data center energy consumption and power allocation policies that can affect regional electricity markets including those serving Texas infrastructure.
June 30, 2026
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Home-Rule Authority Faces Its First Real Test in San Marcos
New York's legislature, by contrast, sent Gov. Hochul a 12-month moratorium that layers an 18-month environmental study plus prevailing-wage and on-site mitigation costs, pushing the effective freeze well past a year.
June 17, 2026
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Sid Miller Backs a Moratorium. Abbott Rewrites the Rules Instead.
New York's legislature passed the nation's first statewide data center moratorium (20 MW threshold, sitting on Hochul's desk)
June 11, 2026
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Abbott Names July 17. The 2027 Rulebook Starts Getting Written Now.
New York's legislature passed a one-year moratorium on facilities 20 MW and above (Senate 44-16, Assembly 102-39), with renewable mandates climbing to 90% by 2040 if Hochul signs.
June 9, 2026
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Deliverable Demand Is the New Dividing Line in ERCOT's Queue
New York's legislature passed a one-year moratorium on permits for any datacenter exceeding 20 MW; Gov. Hochul hasn't committed, and Maine's governor vetoed an identical bill in April.
June 6, 2026
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Meitner Is the Template. 430 GW of Applications Are About to Find Out.
New York's legislature passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act, a one-year pause on 20 MW+ permits awaiting Governor Hochul's signature, layering separate utility rate classes, mandatory public hearings, renewable ramps to 90% by 2040, and prevailing wage requirements.
May 24, 2026
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22,000 MW by 2030 Meets the First Moratorium Call
New York lawmakers are pushing a moratorium Governor Hochul has signaled she'll reject, while Stream Data Centers' 500 MW Genesee County proposal draws backlash despite generational municipal payments.
March 21, 2026
Illinois and New York Are Closing. Texas Has a Window.**New York:** Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed requiring data centers to supply their own generation or pay premiums shielding ratepayers.
March 20, 2026
Developers Stopped Waiting for the Grid. Now They're Building Around It.Gov. Kathy Hochul wants datacenters to self-generate or pay premiums.
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