Hochul Halts New Hyperscale Data Centers For Up To One Year
Executive Order 62, effective July 14, freezes new discretionary permits while regulators draft a statewide environmental impact study.
- Executive Order 62 bars discretionary permits for one year, effective July 14, 2026.
- Already-complete permit applications keep processing; new projects wait for the GEIS study.
- Hochul also seeks legislation ending sales tax breaks for hyperscale data centers.
Why it matters: Whoever decides who may plug into the grid decides which industries live in New York.
NY Governor Kathy Hochul official press release (governor.ny.gov) ↗ · Jul 14, 20267/14/26