Mamdani backs expanded New York data center moratorium

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act, which would codify and expand the state's data center moratorium. The bill lowers the pause threshold from 50 MW to 20 MW and requires facilities above 5 MW to meet renewable energy and labor standards.

• Moratorium would cover data center projects above 20 MW instead of 50 MW
• Facilities over 5 MW must meet renewable energy and labor standards
• Hochul imposed the pause by executive order; the bill would codify it
• Mamdani also imposed a one-year generative AI ban in schools through 8th grade