"On Friday, New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill that would stop the issuance of permits for new data centers for at least three years and ninety days to give time for impact assessments and to update regulations. The bill would require the Department of Environmental Conservation and Public Service Commissions to issue impact statements and reports during the pause, along with any new orders or regulations that they deem necessary to minimize data centers' impacts on the environment"
"The bill would require these departments to study data centers' water, electricity and gas usage, and their impact on the rates of these resources, among other things. The bill, citing a Bloomberg analysis, notes that, "Nationally, household electricity rates increased 13 percent in 2025, largely driven by the development of data centers." New York is the sixth state this year to introduce a bill aiming to put the brakes on data centers, following in the footsteps of Georgia, Maryland, Oklahoma, Vermont and Virginia,"
New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill to pause issuance of permits for new data centers for at least three years and ninety days. The pause is intended to allow time for impact assessments and regulatory updates. The Department of Environmental Conservation and Public Service Commissions must issue impact statements, reports, and any new orders or regulations deemed necessary to minimize data centers' impacts. The measure requires studies of data centers' water, electricity, and gas usage and their effects on resource rates. The bill cites a Bloomberg analysis linking data center growth to rising household electricity rates and is now with the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee.
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