New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on 'hyperscale' data centers

• Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers.
• Hochul is pausing state-level environmental permits for “up to” a year to give the state time to put together a framework to protect the environment, the energy grid and New Yorkers’ electric bills, her office said.