Nassau County, New York, adopted a data-center moratorium on April 1, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The record reads: "Nassau County towns imposed moratoriums on battery energy storage systems (BESS). Jupiter Power (owned by BlackRock) cancelled its contract for the proposed 275 MW Oyster Shore Energy Storage facility in Glenwood Landing in May 2025. Town… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | April 1, 2025 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Nassau County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
New York context
New York has 20 documented local actions across 20 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an executive order (in force, July 14, 2026).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.