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title: "New York Establishes First US Statewide Data Center Moratorium"
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published_at: "2026-10-10T15:23:37.000Z"
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summary: "Governor Kathy Hochul has frozen the approval of new server farms throughout New York to protect agricultural land. This is the only statewide data center moratorium of its kind in the United States."
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# New York Establishes First US Statewide Data Center Moratorium

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**Published:** 2026-10-10T15:23:37.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Governor Kathy Hochul has frozen the approval of new server farms throughout New York to protect agricultural land\. This is the only statewide data center moratorium of its kind in the United States\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/us-politics/update-new-york-establishes-first-us-statewide-data-center-moratorium-bf2b801a>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2108937765396058258>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2107532325907304738>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/OpenSourceZone/status/2107868034476241182>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/us-politics/update-new-york-establishes-first-us-statewide-data-center-moratorium-bf2b801a>)