Overview
Policy responses to AI-driven data-center power, water, and grid impacts — including moratoria, interconnection reform, and community-benefit frameworks.
Timeline
- 2026-07-14: New York EO 62 first U.S. statewide hyperscale moratorium (≥50 MW) (2026-07-14-new-york-hyperscale-data-center-moratorium)
Key Players
Analysis
Energy affordability and AI compute scarcity collide; state-level action may template other jurisdictions even as federal politics warn against state AI restrictions.