Data-center buildout in New York, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in New York, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 48 stories

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Aug 27 A data center battle unfolds 30 miles north of Manhattan
Spectrum News NY1
Rockland County, NY
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Aug 27 State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez urges Gov. Hochul to sign data center bill
Spectrum News
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Aug 26 Orangetown Board Approves Moratorium On New Data Center Applications
News12 | Long Islandalso carried by 6 other outlets
More coverage: Westfair Communications
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Aug 25 Got thoughts about data centers? Weigh in this weekend in Baldwinsville
Syracuse.com
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Aug 24 Canton puts two in charge of steering data center development on heels of passing moratorium
North Country Now
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Aug 24 Statewide tour fighting data center expansion visits Finger Lakes, addresses Seneca Lake facility
Spectrum Newsalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Aug 24 State senator gets earful on proposed Alabama data center
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: TheDailyNewsOnline.com
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Aug 23 Genesee County community protests data centers construction
13wham.com
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Aug 23 State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez brings 'NY Fights AI Data Centers' tour to Genesee County Sunday
WHEC.com
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Aug 22 “NY Fights AI Data Centers” tour stops in Buffalo
Yahoo
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Aug 22 Finger Lakes Activists to Call for Stronger Data Center Restrictions
Finger Lakes Daily News
More coverage: 13wham.com
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Aug 22 Law Struggling to Keep Up on Critical Data Center Issues
Long Island Life & Politics
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Aug 21 Binghamton residents say data center moratorium doesn’t go far enough
WBNG ($)
More coverage: WAMC
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Aug 18 NY Data Center Pause: Lawler Criticizes Hochul's Energy Policies - News and Statistics
IndexBox
More coverage: Axios
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Aug 18 Should municipalities be able to sign NDAs with data center developers?
WRGB
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Aug 17 Mohawk adopts data center moratorium, to draft zoning laws
The Daily Gazette
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Aug 17 Data center petition drive continues in Massena
nny360.com
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Aug 16 New York hit the pause button on new data centers. Some say the moratorium isn't enough
Buffalo News ($)
More coverage: MarketScale
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Aug 16 Ex-farm bureau chief invites AI data center developers to buy his land —argues blocked $6.3B project will just move to willing neighbors, defies 500-jurisdiction moratorium wave and 70% public opposition
Tom's Hardware
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Aug 15 New York paused AI data center development for a year. In the interim, lawmakers want to block tax breaks
Central Current
More coverage: cbs12.com
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Aug 12 Senator Gonzalez Launches Statewide Tour Supporting Responsible AI Data Center Development
Harlem World Magazine
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Aug 11 N.Y. data center tour coming to a stop near you?
NY State of Politicsalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Aug 11 Islip Town Board sets 18-month ban on new data centers in community
Newsday ($)
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Aug 8 Blakeman sounds off on Hochul's data center moratorium; Dems tie his position to Trump
Buffalo News ($)
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Aug 7 Niagara County lawmakers call on Hochul to audit data center tax breaks
Buffalo News ($)
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Aug 7 WRITE ON: A Vulcan data center in Dresden
Finger Lakes Times
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Aug 7 Video: Cuddy explains his vote in support of Auburn data center moratorium
auburnpub.com
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Aug 6 Kenwood data center developers try to assuage community concerns
WAMC
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Aug 6 Rockland County Leaders Urge Hochul to Sign Data Center Moratorium Bill Amid Electricity Cost Concerns
Monsey Scoop
Rockland County, NY
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Aug 6 Citing Lake Mariner, Niagara County wants audit of state's Internet Sales Tax Exemption
niagara-gazette.com
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Aug 6 Ro Khanna introduces data center bill of rights resolution
Yahoo
More coverage: Engadget · Quiver Quantitative · Data Center Dynamics · MeriTalk · +1 more
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Aug 6 Data Center Crisis Coalition to Hold Informational Zoom Meeting
Rockland County Times Newspaper
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Aug 5 WULF Stock Faces New York Data Center Moratorium Test
StocksToTrade
More coverage: StocksToTrade
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Aug 5 Massena petition seeks voter referendum to enact three-year data center moratorium
nny360.com
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Aug 5 Democratic candidates seek pause on Texas data center growth
Amarillo Globe-Newsalso carried by 10 other outlets
More coverage: The Texas Tribune · Odessa American · NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · E&E News by POLITICO · +2 more
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Aug 4 Texas freezes AI data center approvals over grid and cost concerns
latination.comalso carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: NewsCord · natlawreview.com · Click2Houston · Colorado County Citizen · +10 more
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Aug 4 Auburn to Vote on Data Center Moratorium
Finger Lakes Daily News
More coverage: Rockland News · auburnpub.com · auburnpub.com · Fingerlakes1.com · +2 more
Rockland County, NY
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Aug 4 New York’s Data Center Moratorium is Nonsense Policy | Opinion
Newsweek ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Spectrum News · The National Law Review · londoninsider.co.uk
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Aug 4 Town of Tonawanda approves moratorium to halt building of data centers for the next year
WGRZalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WKBW · WGRZ · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · Spectrum News · +2 more
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Aug 3 Texas halts power grid connections for new data centers over energy, water supply concerns
FOX 7 Austinalso carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: sanangelolive.com · USA Today · Blockspace Media · Data Center Dynamics · +18 more
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Aug 2 New York pauses mega data centers as Hochul warns communities could inherit the mess
The Cool Down
More coverage: SILive.com
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Aug 1 How Texas protects you from data center costs
AOL.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Newsweek · Bryan College Station Eagle · The Elgin Courier · RFD-TV
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Jul 31 Auburn City Council to vote on 1-year data center moratorium
auburnpub.com
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Jul 31 Upstate NY crypto mine seeks to become data center
Gothamist
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Jul 30 Yunker defends Stream data center as Hochul questions tax breaks, power use
TheDailyNewsOnline.com
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Jul 30 Hochul visits local leaders, discusses New York’s one-year moratorium on data centers
13wham.com
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Jul 29 What happens when data centers become obsolete? Hochul wants a plan for that
WXXI News
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Jul 29 Power concerns take center stage as Hochul discusses data center moratorium in Henrietta
Rochester Business Journal ($)
More coverage: WHEC.com · RochesterFirst
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