New York first US state to impose data centre moratorium

Bangkok Post · Reuters · 2026-07-14 09:27 UTC

NEW YORK - New York has become the first US state to halt construction of large new data centres, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local communities.

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