NY Building Congress, Contractors Decry Data Center Moratorium
Published on Jul 21, 2026
While environmental groups and some business organizations embraced Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent Executive Order imposing a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers, a number of construction industry organizations say the ban will hurt the state economy.
While environmental groups and some business organizations embraced Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent Executive Order imposing a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers, a number of construction industry organizations say the ban will hurt the state economy.


