North Tonawanda, in Niagara County, New York, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 16, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "North Tonawanda Common Council unanimously approved a two-year moratorium on all new crypto mining and data center developments in July 2024, expiring July 2026. The ban covers new operations and prevents Digihost from expanding at the… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 16, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Niagara County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Niagara County
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.