Data Center Buildout: New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
A data center buildout pattern corroborated by 19 sources across 2 channels (legistar, news).
confidence score
Strong evidence: 6 independent source classes support this read.
signal brief
A data center buildout pattern corroborated by 19 sources across 2 channels (legistar, news). These items don't name a single tracked company — they describe a thematic shift (land-use, energy, or capacity moves) that precedes named-entity activity.
Evidence
- New York becomes first U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
- New York imposes first moratorium on data centers
- New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium
- Madison WI — COMMON COUNCIL: Creating Section 28.022-00755 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 6145-6301 Mineral Point Road and 510 Genomic Drive from PD (Planned Development) District to Amended PD (GDP) (Planned Development-General Development Plan) Distri
- [Kansas City MO — Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee: Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
Declaring a temporary moratorium on certain property transactions within the 18th and Vine District; and directing the City Manager to develop a comprehensive redevelopment and rezonin](https://kansascity.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=50805&GUID=0ED2E8FB-FB84-4B78-B76C-50BCF602FF8D)
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“New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed an executive order barring the construction of new large-scale data centers using 50 megawatts or more of power for up to one year, making the Empire State...”
“New York will become the first US state to impose a moratorium on new data centers today, a sign of the growing blowback to the AI boom. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a centrist Democrat, is...”
“New hyperscale data centers can’t set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium. But a bill passed by the state...”
“File: 93984 Type: Ordinance Status: Council New Business Body: COMMON COUNCIL Introduced: 2026-07-14 Agenda date: 2026-07-21 Creating Section 28.022-00755 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 6145-6301 Mineral Point Road...”
“File: 260632 Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready Body: Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Introduced: 2026-07-09 Agenda date: 2026-07-21 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley Declaring a temporary moratorium on certain property transactions within the 18th and Vine...”
“File: 26-0916 Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading Body: City Council Introduced: 2026-07-06 Agenda date: 2026-08-06 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 55 (Zoning), Rezoning of 0.3 Acres from TWP (Township District) to R1B (Single Family Dwelling District),...”
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