Odd Lots · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul detailed specific objectives for the one-year data center moratorium, including developing a plan for data centers to either provide their own power or contribute substantially to the grid. She also aims to establish a grid resiliency fund, requiring significant contributions from these companies to invest in New York's energy infrastructure.
“My Public Service Commission will take this year to devise a plan where we figure out how to make sure that they bring their own power or that they're substantially contributing to the grid.”
“Secondly, I want them to contribute. This takes time for a government to get this right. Put a I'm establishing a larger grid resiliency fund. I want them to make major contributions so I can invest in the energy grid, the transmission lines, and everything else that has been ignored for so long.”