Data Center Political Risk
New York data center moratoriums & political risk
Dimetrics tracks 13 data center moratoriums, restrictive-zoning ordinances, and siting actions across New York — and ties each to the publicly-traded bitcoin miners and neoclouds operating in the state.
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Moratoriums & restrictions in New York
Local and state actions affecting data center siting. Each links to its public source.
| Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Enacted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (statewide) — Executive Order (Hochul hyperscale moratorium)state · New York | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Office of Governor Kathy Hochul |
| Newfieldtown · Tompkins | Moratorium | active | Jul 2026 | Tompkins Weekly |
| East Fishkilltown · Dutchess | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | WAMC / Data Center Dynamics |
| Orangetowntown · Rockland | Moratorium | proposed | Jun 2026 | Rockland County Times |
| Town of Perthtown · Fulton | Moratorium | active | Jun 2026 | Rockefeller Institute of Government |
| Town of Oneontatown · Otsego | Moratorium | active | May 2026 | Source |
| Lysandertown · Onondaga | Pause | active | May 2026 | Rockefeller Institute of Government |
| Town of Drydentown · Tompkins | Ban | active | Feb 2026 | Source |
| Albanycity | Ban | proposed | — | WAMC |
| New Yorkcity | Moratorium | proposed | — | google-news |
| New York (statewide) — S10642 (passed, awaiting Hochul)state · New York | Moratorium | proposed | — | New York State Senate |
| New York (statewide) — S9144Astate · New York | Moratorium | proposed | — | New York State Senate |
| Claytown · Onondaga | Ban | proposed | — | google-news |
Score New York's data center political risk
Dimetrics scores each jurisdiction's resistance capacity — blending political lean, income and education, grid adequacy, and enacted actions — and maps it to operator exposure at the site level. See the scored interactive map, or query it in Claude via the Dimetrics MCP.
Moratorium and zoning records are compiled from public filings and news sources and provided as is. Not legal or investment advice. See all states →