Tag: moratorium

Mayor Sean Ryan says he supports the Responsible Data Center Development Act and is reviewing the Common Council's data center resolution with Corporation Counsel before deciding how to proceed.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has paused new data-center applications while New York develops a community investment framework requiring greater community benefits and cleaner power sources; she emphasized renewables and nuclear and said permitted projects will proceed.

Governor Kathy Hochul told WSYR the state is pausing approvals for hyperscale data centers while agencies craft a review framework that protects local utilities and prioritizes projects such as Micron's Syracuse semiconductor campus.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand praised Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, calling for stronger protections for communities and federal rules on AI.