New York lawmakers introduce data center development moratorium

Data centers may no longer be coming to a town near New Yorkers if a pair of state legislators get their way. State Sen. Liz Krueger and Assembly member Anna Kelles introduced a bill that would create a three-year moratorium on data center development in the state, Wired reported. It’s one of a half-dozen states to recently announce a measure to combat the proliferation of the industrial real estate sector. “Democrats and Republicans are moving forward with exactly these kinds of moratoriums,” Krueger said in a press conference. “New York should be in the front of the line to get […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.