Wednesday, 16 September, 2026
New York Urges $1M-Per-Megawatt Fee for Energy-Intensive AI Data Centers
By TechShots Studio
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a proposed framework encouraging local municipalities to negotiate at least $1 million per megawatt in community investments from data center developers. Designed to offset the massive power and environmental demands of expanding AI infrastructure, the funds would go toward local public projects, schools, and grid upgrades.
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