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New York moved closer toward becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this week
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The measure now heads to Kathy Hochul, the governor, who will decide whether to sign it into law.
Key facts
- Kristen Gonzalez, a New York state senator, Kristen Gonzalez wanted to buy her state some time — She has knocked on dozens of doors in her town to survey residents and recalls one neighbor telling her: “If their electric bill goes up another $50 the reporter can't live here
- New York moved closer toward becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this week
- The measure now heads to Kathy Hochul, the governor, who will decide whether to sign it into law
Summary
New York moved closer toward becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this week. Thursday’s vote comes as anger toward datacenters, and AI, sweeps the nation. Kristen Gonzalez, a New York state senator, Kristen Gonzalez wanted to buy her state some time. “Big tech has been used to writing their own rules, or not having rules that they have to play by, when it comes to new technology,” Gonzalez says.