Oneonta, in Otsego County, New York, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 12, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "The Oneonta, New York, Town Board passed a 12-month moratorium on AI data centers in March 2026 after residents presented more than 700 signatures, prompted by Eco-Yotta Inc.'s plans to rezone 150 acres of farmland. This came weeks after… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | March 12, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Otsego County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Otsego 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.