The data center backlash is spreading across the country

New York just became the first state to enact a one-year ban on large new data centers while the state government scrambles to develop regulations addressing challenges like energy demand and water use. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead,” Governor Kathy Hochul said when she announced the executive order , which applies to data centers 50 megawatts (M

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