NY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORIUM-2026 · Executive action
Executive Order 62 establishes a temporary data-center permitting moratorium
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current status
- Executive Order
- Issuing body / sponsor
- Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
Scope and legal effect depend on the signed instrument and implementing authority.
Latest action
Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul
Jul 14, 2026
Subject areas
EnergyGrid ReliabilitySiting & Land Use
Policy mechanisms
MoratoriumSiting & permitting
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Quick summary
Directs DEC to hold incomplete discretionary state permit applications for data centers capable of consuming at least 50 MW while DPS completes a generic environmental impact statement; local permits and specified research, education, manufacturing, and medical facilities are excluded.
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