The AI Buildout
The race to build AI infrastructure and control its new power.
Gov. Kathy Hochul pauses new AI data-center permits while New York weighs higher electricity costs, water use and grid strain.
Context Why it mattersThe immediate tradeoff: developers face delays while the state tests safeguards before more capacity can be built.
Next What to watchRegulators now must write rules that protect ratepayers while deciding how much new computing capacity New York can permit.
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