New York Data Center Moratorium Tracker
New York has 1 state-level data-center restriction in force and 1 active pause. 4 more bills are pending. 37 city and county measures are tracked here, 27 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record.
New York
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In force
6
State-level measures on record, 2 in force
37
City and county measures, 27 in force
40
Primary sources cited on this page
#14
of 50 states with anything on record, by measure count
State-level measures in New York
Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in New York we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first.
| Measure | Status | What it does | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EO 62Statewide moratorium on data centers until a condition is met | In force 2026-07 | EO 62: first statewide pause. Holds DEC discretionary approvals for 50+ MW facilities until DPS finishes a generic environmental impact statement, roughly a year, but tied to that study, not a fixed date. The measure runs until a condition is met rather than to a date. | |
| Executive Order 62Statewide hyperscale data center moratorium (executive) | Paused 2026-07 | Gov. Hochul's EO 62 holds state discretionary environmental permits for new hyperscale (50 MW+) data centers in abeyance until the Department of Public Service submits its final Generic Environmental Impact Statement and findings, and the order sets no fixed expiration date. It is the first statewide data-center moratorium in force. | |
| A 10141 / S 9144Three-year halt on data center construction | Proposed 2025 | Would halt all data center construction for a minimum of three years while regulators adopt rules to minimize impacts. Introduced in 2025; pending. Distinct from S10642/A11560, the one-year permitting pause the Legislature passed in 2026. | |
| New YorkNew York S6394A, the Sustainable Data Centers Act, would regulate energy consumption by data centers in the state. | Proposed 2025-03 | New York S6394A, the Sustainable Data Centers Act, would regulate energy consumption by data centers in the state. The bill requires annual disclosure reporting, prohibits fossil fuel power purchase agreements, and directs the Public Service Commission to establish a surcharge/discount plan. It mandates a progressive transition to renewable energy: 33% by 2030, 67% by 2035, and 100% by 2040. The bill is pending committee action. | |
| S8540New York S8540, the Accountability for Computing and Data Centers (ACDC) Act, would require electric and gas corporations to establish an independent | Proposed 2025-10 | New York S8540, the Accountability for Computing and Data Centers (ACDC) Act, would require electric and gas corporations to establish an independent classification of service for large energy use facilities separate from other rate classes. The bill authorizes DPS to develop financial surety requirements and prevents data center costs from being blended into residential rate cases. The bill is pending in the Senate. | |
| S10642 / A11560Responsible Data Center Development Act (one-year moratorium) | Proposed 2026-08 | The Responsible Data Center Development Act passed both the Assembly and Senate on June 4, 2026 (A11560 substituted for S10642). It would impose a one-year statewide moratorium on new permits for data centers over 20 MW peak load. No gubernatorial signature or veto is recorded; Gov. Hochul instead issued Executive Order 62 in July 2026. |
City and county moratoria in New York
Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 37 tracked measures in New York, each with its source.
Canton
2026-07
Town moratorium on data centers through May 31, 2027
Moratorium on data center development until May 31, 2027; exempts existing operations and facilities under 20 MW. The measure runs to May 31, 2027 and applies at a threshold of 20 MW.
City of Auburn
2026-08
12-month moratorium on data storage facilities
The Auburn City Council (Cayuga County) voted 5-0 on August 6, 2026 for a 12-month moratorium on data center development, covering both new construction and conversion of existing buildings. The city cannot accept or process applications during the pause while it completes a comprehensive plan and updates city code.
City of North Tonawanda
2026-06
North Tonawanda Local Law No. 3 of 2026: 12-month extension of data center and crypto mining moratorium
The North Tonawanda Common Council unanimously approved a one-year extension of its moratorium on new cryptocurrency mining and data processing centers in June 2026, before the existing moratorium expired July 16, 2026. Local Law No. 3 of 2026 covers new data processing centers and expansions, including crypto mining, AI processing and general data computing and storage, and includes an extraordinary hardship provision.
Highland
2026-01
Local moratorium on data centers through June 18, 2027
Local Law No. 1 of 2026: 12-month moratorium on large-scale data center development, extendable to 24 months. Sullivan County town; preemptive, no project proposed. The measure runs to June 18, 2027.
Islip
2026-08
Local moratorium on data centers through February 12, 2028
18-month ban on new data center facilities; second Long Island town after Brookhaven. The measure runs to February 12, 2028.
LeRay
2026-01
Local moratorium on data centers through August 1, 2027
Town board approved one-year moratorium on data centers after public hearing. Prompted by a broker marketing hundreds of acres for a data center near Watertown/Fort Drum. The measure runs to August 1, 2027.
Lysander (Onondaga Co.)
2026-05
Local moratorium on data centers through November 6, 2026
6-month; no applications accepted by Town, Planning or Zoning boards. The measure runs to November 6, 2026.
Mohawk (Montgomery Co.)
2026-08
Local moratorium on data centers through February 13, 2027
6-month moratorium adopted after public hearing; supervisor cites the state EO's 50 MW floor as leaving smaller facilities unregulated. The measure runs to February 13, 2027 and applies at a threshold of 50 MW.
Newfield (Tompkins Co.)
2026-07
Local moratorium on data centers through July 9, 2027
1-year townwide pause on data processing centers and cryptocurrency mining; town is drafting comprehensive-plan amendments before it lapses. The measure runs to July 9, 2027.
Perth (Fulton Co.)
2026-06
Local moratorium on data centers through June 4, 2027
1-year, passed 3-0; extendable by simple resolution. The measure runs to June 4, 2027.
Tonawanda (Erie Co.)
2026-08
Local moratorium on data centers through August 3, 2027
Local Law 2-2026: 1-year pause on facilities drawing 20 MW or more, a lower threshold than the state EO's 50 MW. The measure runs to August 3, 2027 and applies at a threshold of 20 MW.
Town of Brookhaven
2026-07
18-month data center moratorium
The Brookhaven Town Board unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on new data center applications on July 16, 2026.
Town of Clay
2026-06
One-year moratorium on data centers and high-intensity computing facilities
The Clay Town Board (Onondaga County) approved a moratorium of up to 12 months on applications for large-scale data centers, artificial intelligence computing facilities and cryptocurrency mining operations, as reported June 30, 2026. The pause is intended to let the town review effects on infrastructure, public safety, water use, noise and the electric grid.
Town of Clifton Park
2026-07
Local Law No. 9 of 2026: 12-month moratorium on data storage centers
The Clifton Park Town Board (Saratoga County) adopted Local Law No. 9 of 2026 on July 7, 2026. The law establishes a 12-month moratorium on the siting, acceptance, review and approval of applications for data storage centers in the town, according to the Town Clerk's notice of adoption.
Town of Dryden (Tompkins County)
2026-02
Ban on data centers and cryptocurrency mines
The Town of Dryden banned data centers and cryptocurrency mines in February 2026, following an earlier 18-month land-use moratorium.
Town of East Fishkill
2026-06
Three-year data center moratorium
The East Fishkill Town Board unanimously passed a three-year data center moratorium running until July 1, 2029.
Town of East Greenbush
2026-07
Six-month moratorium on data center land use approvals
The Town Board voted unanimously on July 15, 2026 for a local law imposing a six-month moratorium on applications for permits, site plans and other land use approvals for data centers, with an authorized six-month extension. The town cited water use and quality, infrastructure, noise and community character.
Town of Lysander
2026-05
Six-month data center moratorium
The Lysander Town Board (Onondaga County) unanimously approved a six-month data center moratorium on May 7, 2026, following opposition to the proposed 300 MW Ranalli campus.
Town of Manlius
2026-07
12-month data center and crypto moratorium
The Manlius Town Board voted 7-0 for a one-year moratorium on data centers and commercial crypto mining.
Town of Mohawk
2026-08
Six-month moratorium on data center permitting
The Town Board adopted a local law imposing a six-month moratorium on permitting or installing data centers, running through Feb. 13, 2027, while officials draft zoning laws. Town officials acted after concluding the state's hyperscale threshold of 50 MW did not reach the scale of project they were concerned about.
Town of Oneonta
2026-05
One-year data center and crypto moratorium
The Oneonta Town Board (Otsego County) unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers and crypto mining in May 2026.
Town of Orangetown
2026-08
Six-month moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage
The Town Board adopted a six-month moratorium on applications for new data centers and battery energy storage systems on Aug. 25, 2026, after a public hearing. Town Supervisor Teresa Kenny confirmed the moratorium does not reach DataBank's proposed second facility, which is already before the planning board under a full environmental impact study, a carve-out that drew resident objection. Concerns centered on noise, generator emissions, energy and water use and proximity to Lake Tappan.
Town of Perth
2025-06
One-year data center moratorium
The Town of Perth (Fulton County) passed a one-year data center moratorium on June 4, 2025, citing energy use and local control.
Town of Salina
2026
One-year data center moratorium
Salina is one of five Onondaga County towns reported to have enacted a one-year data center moratorium; single-sourced.
Town of Tonawanda
2026-08
One-year moratorium on data centers of 20 MW or more
The Town Board voted unanimously on Aug. 4, 2026 for a one-year moratorium barring new applications for data centers requiring 20 MW or more. Supervisor John Flynn said the local measure mirrors Executive Order 62 but reaches below the state order's 50 MW threshold.
Town of Van Buren
2026
One-year data center moratorium
Van Buren is one of five Onondaga County towns reported to have enacted a one-year data center moratorium; single-sourced.
West Seneca
2026-10
One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers
The West Seneca Town Board passed a one-year moratorium on data centers on October 4, 2026, voting 4-0 in favor; the moratorium expires at the end of August 2027, and was implemented to allow time to develop standards addressing energy, water usage, and noise concerns.
City of Buffalo
2026-10
Proposed two-year data center moratorium
The Buffalo Common Council is considering a two-year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency facilities. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 the council agreed to move forward with the moratorium with an amendment creating a nine-member task force; the amended resolution is expected back for a full vote in about two weeks.
Ilion
2026-09
Data center moratorium vote delayed
The Village of Ilion delayed a vote on a proposed data center moratorium, according to a September 29, 2026 report. The owner of the former Remington site has said a data center is being explored there along with manufacturing options.
Plattsburgh
2026-09
Proposed 12-month moratorium on high-energy computing facilities
Plattsburgh Mayor Wendell Hughes and the common council held a public hearing in early September 2026 on a temporary land use moratorium covering AI data centers and cryptocurrency mining. If passed, it would halt approvals for operations requiring 300 kilowatts or more for 12 months.
Potsdam
2026-09
Proposed town moratorium on data centers
The Town Board advanced a proposed 12-month moratorium on large data centers in September 2026, with a public hearing planned for November 2026 before any final action.
South Bristol
2026-10
Proposed ban on constructing data centers and AI computing facilities
The South Bristol town board will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 12, 2026, over a proposed ban on constructing data centers or artificial intelligence computing facilities; the proposal aims to restrict such facilities pending further local review amid New York State’s year-long pause on large data center construction.
St. Lawrence County
2026-06
Proposed local moratorium on data centers
The county did not adopt a moratorium of its own, it passed a resolution affirming local zoning authority and urging its municipalities to consider one. Tracked as a signal, not a restriction. The measure has no documented term.
Town of Lansing
2026-09
Draft local law to prohibit data centers
At a special meeting on September 29, 2026, a majority of the Lansing Town Board (Tompkins County) directed the town attorney to prepare a draft local law that would prohibit data centers, amid debate over a TeraWulf proposal. The draft must still be introduced, go to a public hearing and receive planning review before any final vote.
Town of Schroeppel
2026-07
Proposed 12-month data center moratorium
The Schroeppel Town Board (Oswego County) held a public hearing on July 14, 2026 on a proposed 12-month moratorium on all data center project proposals.
Town of Tyre
2026-06
Tyre proposed Local Law 2 of 2026: one-year moratorium on data centers and AI computing facilities
The Tyre Town Board (Seneca County) posted proposed Local Law 2 of 2026 in June 2026 and scheduled a public hearing for July 22, 2026. The law would impose a one-year moratorium on the review, approval, construction or expansion of any data center or artificial intelligence computing facility anywhere in the town.
Massena
2026-09
Town of Massena six-month data center moratorium voted down
On September 16, 2026, the Massena Town Board in St. Lawrence County voted 3-2 against a proposed six-month moratorium on data center development. The moratorium would have delayed a proposed 1.5 million-square-foot, 635 MW data center by North Country Collocation Services near the St. Lawrence River.
Where New York stands
Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. New York accounts for 6 of the state-level measures and 37 of the local ones.
By total measures on record it is #14 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #13 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout.
Sources for New York
40 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab.
- Statewide · EO 62 — 2 separate measures, cited together governor.ny.gov →
- Statewide · A 10141 / S 9144 — Three-year halt on data center construction afslaw.com →
- Statewide · New York — New York S6394A, the Sustainable Data Centers Act, would regulate energy consumption by data centers in the state. nysenate.gov →
- Statewide · S8540 — New York S8540, the Accountability for Computing and Data Centers (ACDC) Act, would require electric and gas corporations to establish an independent nysenate.gov →
- Statewide · S10642 / A11560 — Responsible Data Center Development Act (one-year moratorium) nysenate.gov →
- Canton — Town moratorium on data centers through May 31, 2027 northcountrynow.com →
- City of Auburn — 12-month moratorium on data storage facilities fingerlakes1.com →
- City of North Tonawanda — North Tonawanda Local Law No. 3 of 2026: 12-month extension of data center and crypto mining moratorium theenergymag.com →
- Highland — Local moratorium on data centers through June 18, 2027 townofhighlandny.gov →
- Islip — Local moratorium on data centers through February 12, 2028 longisland.news12.com →
- LeRay — Local moratorium on data centers through August 1, 2027 wwnytv.com →
- Lysander (Onondaga Co.) — Local moratorium on data centers through November 6, 2026 informnny.com →
- Mohawk (Montgomery Co.) and 1 other locality — 2 separate measures, cited together dailygazette.com →
- Newfield (Tompkins Co.) — Local moratorium on data centers through July 9, 2027 tompkinsweekly.com →
- Perth (Fulton Co.) — Local moratorium on data centers through June 4, 2027 dailygazette.com →
- Tonawanda (Erie Co.) — Local moratorium on data centers through August 3, 2027 beenews.com →
- Town of Brookhaven — 18-month data center moratorium tbrnewsmedia.com →
- Town of Clay — One-year moratorium on data centers and high-intensity computing facilities cnycentral.com →
- Town of Clifton Park — Local Law No. 9 of 2026: 12-month moratorium on data storage centers cliftonparkny.gov →
- Town of Dryden (Tompkins County) — Ban on data centers and cryptocurrency mines ithacavoice.org →
- Town of East Fishkill — Three-year data center moratorium spectrumlocalnews.com →
- Town of East Greenbush — Six-month moratorium on data center land use approvals cbs6albany.com →
- Town of Lysander — Six-month data center moratorium townoflysander.org →
- Town of Manlius — 12-month data center and crypto moratorium townofmanlius.gov →
- Town of Oneonta — One-year data center and crypto moratorium wbng.com →
- Town of Orangetown — Six-month moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage westchester.news12.com →
- Town of Perth — One-year data center moratorium dailygazette.com →
- Town of Salina and 1 other locality — One-year data center moratorium wrvo.org →
- Town of Tonawanda — One-year moratorium on data centers of 20 MW or more btpm.org →
- West Seneca — One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers spectrumlocalnews.com →
- City of Buffalo — Proposed two-year data center moratorium spectrumlocalnews.com →
- Ilion — Data center moratorium vote delayed spectrumlocalnews.com →
- Plattsburgh — Proposed 12-month moratorium on high-energy computing facilities cointelegraph.com →
- Potsdam — Proposed town moratorium on data centers northcountrynow.com →
- South Bristol — Proposed ban on constructing data centers and AI computing facilities whec.com →
- St. Lawrence County — Proposed local moratorium on data centers rockinst.org →
- Town of Lansing — Draft local law to prohibit data centers fingerlakes1.com →
- Town of Schroeppel — Proposed 12-month data center moratorium cnycentral.com →
- Town of Tyre — Tyre proposed Local Law 2 of 2026: one-year moratorium on data centers and AI computing facilities tyreny.gov →
- Massena — Town of Massena six-month data center moratorium voted down northcountrypublicradio.org →
What does bind large loads in New York
A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. New York sits in 1 footprint.
NYISODominant
State permits for hyperscale sites on hold; adequacy violation projected from 2033.
Entire state in NYISO.
States next door
5 of the 5 states bordering New York have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from.
Data centers in New York
The US Data Center Map identifies 134 facilities run by 72 operators in New York, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them.
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How to read this page
In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.
This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in New York? Tell us.
Companion references: the Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the Data Center Water Tracker for water mandates, and the Data Center Delay Watchlist for named projects.
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