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In her State of the State address, Governor Hochul proposed that data centers either pay more for electricity or provide their own energy supply. She also announced plans to construct 5 gigawatts of new nuclear energy capacity in New York.

Critics, including Food & Water Watch, argue these measures will increase energy costs for New Yorkers and call for a moratorium on new data center constructions due to unsustainable energy and water consumption. Energy demand from U.S. data centers is projected to triple from 2023 to 2028.