New York: data centers & your electric bill
The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for New York, from the free GridWatch toolkit.
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As of July 2026 · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
Your regulator
New York Public Service Commission — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA New York electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Pushback already happening in New York
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysander (Onondaga Co.) | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-11-06 | 6-month; no applications accepted by Town, Planning or Zoning boards | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| Perth (Fulton Co.) | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-06-04 | 1-year, passed 3-0; extendable by simple resolution | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| Tonawanda (Erie Co.) | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-08-03 | Local Law 2-2026: 1-year pause on facilities drawing 20 MW or more — a lower threshold than the state EO's 50 MW | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| Newfield (Tompkins Co.) | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-07-09 | 1-year townwide pause on data processing centers and cryptocurrency mining; town is drafting comprehensive-plan amendments before it lapses | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| St. Lawrence County | Local | Proposed | The county did not adopt a moratorium of its own — it passed a resolution affirming local zoning authority and urging its municipalities to consider one. Tracked as a signal, not a restriction | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| Mohawk (Montgomery Co.) | Local | Proposed | 6-month pause to write zoning rules; public hearing Aug 13, 2026. Supervisor cites the state EO's 50 MW floor as leaving smaller facilities unregulated. Would run to Feb 13, 2027 if adopted | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| New York (statewide) | State | Enacted | EO 62: first statewide pause. Holds DEC discretionary approvals for 50+ MW facilities until DPS finishes a generic environmental impact statement — roughly a year, but tied to that study, not a fixed date | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| New York (S10642/A11560) | State | Proposed | Responsible Data Center Development Act: 1-year moratorium on state permits for 20+ MW facilities, plus a dedicated utility rate class, a DEC impact study, and a host-community benefit program. Passed the Senate 43-17. Per the Senate's own record it had not been delivered to the Governor as of Aug 4, 2026 — Hochul acted by executive order (EO 62, 50 MW floor) instead. Still live, and stricter than the EO | Source read 2026-08-04 |
| Islip | Local | Enactedexpires 2028-02-12 | 18-month ban on new data center facilities; second Long Island town after Brookhaven | Source read 2026-08-13 |
| Brookhaven | Local | Enactedexpires 2028-01-17 | 18-month moratorium, unanimous after nearly 6 hours of public hearings; town code doesn't currently define data centers. First Long Island town to act | Source read 2026-08-13 |
| East Fishkill | Local | Enactedexpires 2029-06-26 | 3-year data center moratorium, unanimous | Unverified |
As of August 2026 · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
Every data center already built in New York
GridWatch does not yet track a named hyperscale campus in New York, but that does not mean the state has none. DataCenterMap keeps a public directory of existing facilities — street addresses included — for New York.
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Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
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