As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 20 local government actions on data centers in New York, across 20 jurisdictions in 11 counties: 19 moratoria and 1 zoning exclusion. By status: 12 in force, 4 enacted, 2 pending, 1 replaced, and 1 expired.
At the state level, the state has an executive order (in force, July 14, 2026).
Data centers in New York used about 4.3 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 11.2 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Statewide actions in New York
- New York: executive order, in force, July 14, 2026Executive Order 62 pauses discretionary environmental permit review for data centers of 50 MW and up while a statewide impact statement is prepared. Instrument: Executive Order 62. Source: Governor of New York.
Local actions in New York
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | Suffolk County | Moratorium | in force | July 16, 2026 |
| Manlius | Onondaga County | Moratorium | in force | July 9, 2026 |
| Clifton Park | Saratoga County | Moratorium | in force | July 7, 2026 |
| East Fishkill | Dutchess County | Moratorium | in force | June 25, 2026 |
| North Tonawanda | Niagara County | Moratorium | enacted | June 16, 2026 |
| Van Buren | Onondaga County | Moratorium | in force | June 3, 2026 |
| Highland | Sullivan County | Moratorium | in force | June 2026 |
| Town of Brookhaven | Suffolk County | Moratorium | pending | May 29, 2026 |
| Salina | Onondaga County | Moratorium | in force | May 27, 2026 |
| Southeast | Putnam County | Moratorium | in force | May 21, 2026 |
| Thurston | Steuben County | Moratorium | in force | May 20, 2026 |
| Oneonta (Otsego County) - proposed, pending | Otsego County | Moratorium | in force | May 15, 2026 |
| Lysander | Onondaga County | Moratorium | enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| Oneonta | Otsego County | Moratorium | enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| Town of Dryden | Tompkins County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | February 19, 2026 |
| Nassau County | Nassau County | Moratorium | in force | April 1, 2025 |
| Dryden | Tompkins County | Moratorium | replaced | July 31, 2024 |
| Lansing (Tompkins County) - proposed, not enacted | Tompkins County | Moratorium | expired | undated |
| Lewiston (Niagara County) - proposed, public hearing held | Niagara County | Moratorium | in force | undated |
| Lysander (Onondaga County) - drafting authorized | Onondaga County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in New York that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.