2026-07-14T09:05:20.225Z / 路透社
纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔于2026年6月28日在美国纽约市“Sail4th 250”活动前的新闻发布会上发言。路透社/爱德华多·穆尼奥斯 购买授权许可，将在新标签页打开
- 官方称，为期一年的建设禁令将适用于用电量50兆瓦及以上的数据中心
- 社区对数据中心的反对声浪已成为热门政治议题
- 霍楚尔将推动立法取消超大规模数据中心的销售税豁免
7月14日（路透社）——纽约州周二成为美国首个叫停大型新建数据中心建设的州，实施为期一年的建设暂停令。此前各界担忧，支撑人工智能热潮的数据中心正在推高电力成本、加剧水资源供应紧张，并给当地社区带来负担。
此次暂停令使纽约站在了全国范围内关于如何管理支撑人工智能所需基础设施的辩论前沿。尽管科技公司正竞相新建数据中心，但数十个州的议员和监管机构正在权衡各项措施，以限制这些设施对电网、电费和当地社区的影响。
“随着数据中心开发可能推高电费、耗尽我们的自然资源，并给纽约民众带来不确定性，采取行动并发挥引领作用是我的责任，”霍楚尔说道。她还表示，将推动立法取消大型数据中心的销售税豁免。
州长办公室官员表示，此次建设禁令将适用于用电量50兆瓦及以上的数据中心。
州长办公室称，在暂停令生效期间，纽约州环境保护署将不会颁发任何尚未被认定为材料齐全的自由裁量许可。
相反，霍楚尔已指示州政府官员制定一份通用环境影响报告书（GEIS），以确保新上线的数据中心符合“统一标准”，同时评估全州数据中心建设和运营可能带来的环境影响。
霍楚尔的办公室表示，一旦州政府敲定这些标准，该禁令将被解除。
数据中心引发反对浪潮
纽约州议会上月通过了一项旨在为数据中心设置监管门槛的法案，但该法案尚未送交霍楚尔签署生效。州长办公室官员称该法案内容复杂，需要一些时间与州议会协商推进。
美国的数据中心扩张正在全国大片地区推高电力需求和电费，引发了当地民众和政界的反对。
路透社/益普索最近的一项民调显示，仅有三分之一的美国人认可数据中心建设的快速步伐，大多数人反对在自家社区附近建设数据中心。
已有数十个州议会提出法案，以限制数据中心对电费和环境的影响。纽约是首个颁布全面建设暂停令的州。
今年4月，缅因州州长珍妮特·米尔斯否决了一项类似的、旨在暂停该类设施建设的法案。
根据纽约独立电网运营商最近的一份报告，截至5月，包括数据中心在内的超大型用电负荷项目共有超过12吉瓦，正等待接入该州电网。根据美国能源部的数据，纽约州的居民零售电价在全美排名第八高。
尽管与德克萨斯州和俄亥俄州等州相比，纽约州昂贵的土地和紧张的电力供应在很大程度上抑制了数据中心的投资兴趣，但该州仍吸引了一些服务器机房运营商的兴趣。
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New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium
2026-07-14T09:05:20.225Z / Reuters
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One-year construction ban will apply to data centers using 50 megawatts or more, official says
Backlash against data centers among communities has become a heated political issue
Hochul to pursue legislation to repeal sales tax exemption for hyperscale data centers
July 14 (Reuters) – New York became the first U.S. state on Tuesday to halt construction of large new data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium as concerns grow that the facilities driving the artificial-intelligence boom are raising power costs, straining water supplies and burdening local communities.
The moratorium positions New York at the forefront of a growing national debate over how to manage the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence. While technology companies are racing to build new data centers, lawmakers and regulators in dozens of states are weighing measures to limit their effect on electricity grids, utility bills and local communities.
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“As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead,” said Hochul, who said she will also pursue legislation to repeal sales tax exemptions for large data centers.
The construction ban will apply to data centers that use 50 megawatts or more of power, officials in the governor’s office said.
During the moratorium, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will not issue any discretionary permits not already deemed complete, the governor’s office said.
Instead, Hochul directed state officials to develop a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) to ensure that new data centers coming online are being held to “consistent standards,” as well as examine the potential environmental impacts of the construction and operation of data centers in the state.
The ban will be lifted once the state finalizes those standards, according to Hochul’s office.
DATA CENTERS SPARK BACKLASH
New York’s legislature last month passed a bill meant to impose guardrails on data centers, but it has not yet been sent to Hochul’s desk for signing. Officials in her office described the bill as complicated, adding that “it’s going to take some time to work through” with the state legislature.
The expansion of data centers in the U.S. is driving up power demand — and electricity bills — in large swaths of the country, drawing local and political backlash.
Only one-in-three Americans approve of the fast pace of data-center construction and most would oppose building one in their own community, according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Dozens of state legislatures have introduced bills to rein in the effects of data centers on power bills and the environment. New York is the first to enact a full moratorium.
In April, Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have imposed a similar freeze on those facilities.
As of May, there were more than 12 gigawatts of very large energy-using loads, including data centers, in line to connect to the state’s grid, according to a recent report by the New York independent grid operator. The state has the eighth-most expensive retail price for residential electricity in the country, according to U.S. Energy Department data.
While the state’s expensive land and tight power supplies have largely limited data center interest compared to states like Texas and Ohio, New York has attracted some interest from the server warehouses.
Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Additional reporting by Laila Kearney, Courtney Rozen, and Valerie Volocvici; editing by David Gaffen
