New York

September 19, 2026

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PUCT Locks $50K/MW Study Bond Into 16 TAC 25.194, Effective Oct 8

August 28, 2026

New York Governor Kathy Hochul's one-year ban on large facilities remains the sharper freeze; governors of both parties are ending tax exemptions, forcing self-supply, capping water, and demanding community support before permits.

August 11, 2026

New York imposed a statewide yearlong ban on hyperscale data centers in July, the first state-level freeze of that kind in the digests.

August 1, 2026

New York imposed a one-year pause on environmental approvals for hyperscale datacenters on July 18, citing nearly 12 GW of pending load in the NYISO queue and ratepayer exposure risk.

July 27, 2026

New York imposed the first statewide hyperscale moratorium July 14, a one-year pause while regulators draft electricity, water, and land-use standards.

July 24, 2026

New York Governor Kathy Hochul's Executive Order 62, issued July 14, suspends incomplete state environmental permits for facilities drawing 50 MW or more while the state prepares a Generic Environmental Impact Statement.

June 30, 2026

Texas signals regulation while New York freezes

June 28, 2026

New York passed a one-year moratorium.

June 16, 2026

New York passed a one-year permit freeze on large datacenters.

June 7, 2026

New York advanced a one-year moratorium.

June 6, 2026

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.

March 2, 2026

New York's proposed three-year moratorium targets facilities above 20 GW (likely 20 MW as contextually intended) capacity, with NYISO flagging 9.5 GW of proposed data center load in its interconnection queue as a critical shortfall risk.