New York blocks new hyperscale data centers for a year | AP News
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NEW YORK (AP) — No large data centers can be built in New York for up to a year as the state creates rules to protect the environment and the energy grid from power-hungry facilities fueling artificial intelligence.
Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house thousands of computer servers and require massive amounts of energy and a steady supply of water to keep cool.
The move puts the state in the center of a national debate over how to regulate the AI industry, as concerns over rising electric bil
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NEW YORK (AP) — No large data centers can be built in New York for up to a year as the state creates rules to protect the environment and the energy grid from power-hungry facilities fueling artificial intelligence.
Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house thousands of computer servers and require massive amounts of energy and a steady supply of water to keep cool.
The move puts the state in the center of a national debate over how to regulate the AI industry, as concerns over rising electric bil