Dutchess County

Moratoriums and bans

1. June 25, 2026 Town of East Fishkill: Moratorium. Unanimous moratorium on data centers over 20 MW through July 2029. (WAMC Northeast Public Radio, June 26, 2026)

Updates, newest first

1. June 25, 2026 1 Gig Data Center East Fishkill (Treetop) · The East Fishkill Town Board unanimously adopted a moratorium on data centers over 20 MW running through July 2029; the supervisor said no formal proposal had been filed with the town. (WAMC Northeast Public Radio, June 26, 2026)
2. June 25, 2026 iPark 84 Data Center · East Fishkill's moratorium on data centers over 20 MW took effect. (WAMC Northeast Public Radio, June 26, 2026)
3. June 25, 2026 Town of East Fishkill: Moratorium · Unanimous moratorium on data centers over 20 MW through July 2029. (WAMC Northeast Public Radio, June 26, 2026)
4. March 25, 2026 iPark 84 Data Center · iPark East Fishkill filed a 150 MW data center load request with Central Hudson. (New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Sept. 30, 2026)
5. July 17, 2025 1 Gig Data Center East Fishkill (Treetop) · Donovan Drive Holdings filed a 1,000 MW data center load request at the East Fishkill 345 kV lines. (New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Sept. 30, 2026)

Statewide

Executive Order 62 (July 14, 2026) tells DEC to hold all incomplete discretionary permit applications for building or expanding data centers that use, or can use, 50 MW or more until the Department of Public Service finishes a statewide environmental impact statement; local permits are not covered, and the order sets no end date. (Office of the Governor of New York, July 14, 2026; Hodgson Russ LLP, July 16, 2026) Responsible Data Center Development Act (S10642/A11560): passed the Senate 43-17 on June 4, 2026 and the Assembly; it would pause state permits for data centers of 20 MW or more for a year, require separate utility rate classes and renewable targets; not yet signed or vetoed as of Oct. 18, 2026. (New York State Senate, June 4, 2026; WBNG, June 5, 2026) PSC Case 26-E-0045 (Energize NY Development) is the large-load interconnection proceeding, opened Feb. 12, 2026 under a beneficiary-pays approach; on Sept. 17, 2026 the PSC issued a draft scope for the data center environmental impact statement, with comments due Oct. 20, 2026. (New York State Public Service Commission (copy hosted by RTO Insider), Feb. 12, 2026; New York State Department of Public Service, Sept. 17, 2026; Office of the Governor of New York, July 14, 2026) Tax breaks: a 2000 state law gives internet data centers state and local sales tax breaks, and local IDAs grant sales, property and mortgage-tax abatements; the governor says she will seek a ban on these breaks for data centers of 50 MW or more in the next budget (no bill number yet). (Investigative Post, July 21, 2026; Spectrum News, Sept. 18, 2026) NYISO load queue: the state reports nearly 12 GW of data center load requests as of May 2026; the Sept. 30, 2026 queue lists data center requests across St. Lawrence, Niagara, Dutchess, Suffolk and other counties. (Office of the Governor of New York, July 14, 2026; New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Sept. 30, 2026) New York data centers →