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NY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORIUM-2026 — Executive Order 62 establishes a temporary data-center permitting moratorium

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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Legal stateExecutive actionScope and legal effect depend on the signed instrument and implementing authority.
JurisdictionNew YorkState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-07-14Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul
Primary sourceState executiveOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Moratorium · Siting & permitting

Check whether the policy creates, changes, or removes a development pause or prohibition, and which facilities and approvals it covers. Sets where and how a data center can be built, and which authority and reviews can accelerate or block a project.

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Issues named in the record

Siting & Land Use

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PA-SB1345Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new applications for high impact data centers.Moratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseIF13306United States · Research or guidanceCongressional Authority to Regulate Data CentersMoratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UseMA-EO-658Massachusetts · Executive actionExecutive Order 658 establishes requirements for responsible data-center developmentMoratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land UsePA-SB1359Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act imposing a Statewide moratorium on hyperscale data center development and permitting; and providing for enforcement.Moratorium · Siting & permitting · Siting & Land Use
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NY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORIUM-2026 evidence graph

Executive Order 62 establishes a temporary data-center permitting moratorium

10 nodes · 9 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordissued by: Issuing executive office named in the tracked public recordmember of family: standalonePolicy recordNY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORI…Executive Order 62 establis…NY-HYPERSCALE-MORATORIUM-2026: Executive Order 62 establishes a temporary data-center permitting moratoriumPolicy themeSiting & Land UseExplicit record textSiting & Land Use: Explicit record textPolicy themeEnergyAI-assisted policy themeEnergy: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismMoratoriumText-derived policy signalMoratorium: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismSiting & permittingText-derived policy signalSiting & permitting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionNew YorkState policy jurisdictionNew York: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceState executiveOriginal public sourceState executive: Original public sourceDocumented actorOffice of Governor Kat…executive officeOffice of Governor Kathy Hochul: executive officePolicy familyStatewide moratorium o…NYStatewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers: NY

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