Data Center Construction in New York

Orangetown Planning Board unanimously issued a Positive SEQRA Declaration on DataBank's proposed 77,862 sq ft Phase II data center expansion on Corporate Drive in Orangeburg, NY, triggering a mandatory Environmental Impact Statement. The combined Phase I (operational, 145,000 sq ft) and Phase II facility totals an estimated 40 MW and 321,667 MWh annual electricity use. DataBank scaled the expansio

A Lansing, NY resident filed a 135-page petition on June 17 seeking removal of deputy town supervisor Joe Wetmore, alleging he misused his position to block TeraWulf's proposed 150MW Cayuga Data Campus at the former Milliken Station power plant site. The petition alleges Wetmore coordinated opposition through a private email listserv, accepted undisclosed in-kind assistance from environmental grou

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers statewide, creating uncertainty for Guild Ventures' proposed Kenwood data center in South Albany. The mixed-use project on the former Kenwood convent/school site would include housing, research facilities, and a large data center. No formal plan has been submitted, though Guild Ventur