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New York Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales have introduced a bill to block permits for new data centers for at least three years and ninety days. This moratorium is intended to allow authorities to evaluate the environmental impact of data centers and to update relevant regulations.

The bill requires the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Public Service Commission to prepare studies on data center consumption of water, electricity, and gas, and their effects on consumer costs. Reports indicate a national increase of 13% in residential electricity rates in 2025, attributed to data center development. New York is the sixth U.S. state to propose a bill aimed at curbing data center expansion this year.