Scope: State (New York)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: July 14, 2026
Executive Order 62, signed July 14, 2026, establishes a temporary moratorium on data center development in New York. The order directs the state to develop higher standards for data center siting and a benefits blueprint intended to support localities during the moratorium period.
Constitutional basis: Governor unilaterally halting a category of development by executive order rather than statute, stretching executive authority over statutory permitting and local home rule.