{"id":2629919,"date":"2026-07-15T08:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-gov-hochul-signs-anti-data-center-act-commits-massive-self-own-when-announcing-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:12:30","slug":"dem-gov-hochul-signs-anti-data-center-act-commits-massive-self-own-when-announcing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-gov-hochul-signs-anti-data-center-act-commits-massive-self-own-when-announcing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Gov Hochul Signs Anti-Data Center Act, Commits Massive Self-Own When Announcing It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-gov-hochul-signs-anti-data-center-act-commits-massive-self-own-when-announcing-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629919&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul became the first U.S. governor to implement a moratorium on constructing large data centers, specifically those that consume over 50 megawatts annually. She signed this measure amid concerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-problems-are-more-sinister-than-you-think\/\" title=\"California&#039;s Problems Are More Sinister Than You Think\">rising utility costs<\/a>, resource depletion, adn environmental impacts. The moratorium will remain in effect until the state establishes standardized guidelines for building such facilities. Additionally, Hochul&#8217;s administration is considering a bill to ban data centers using more than 20 megawatts yearly, though its passage may take time. Despite high electricity costs and limited land, New York hosts over 130 data centers, fewer than other states like Virginia and Texas. Critics highlight the hypocrisy of restricting data center advancement while relying heavily on them for cloud computing and social media, often showcased through memes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>. The article emphasizes the contradictions in policymakers&#8217; stance on data centers and technology, suggesting that fear-based rhetoric might potentially be disconnected from the realities of their operations and significance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul became the first governor in the United States to sign a moratorium on building big data centers. She celebrated on social media by, uh, probably using the power of a data center.<\/p>\n<p>Because there\u2019s no hypocrisy like Democrat hypocrisy, even in the cloud computing age.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/new-york-becomes-first-state-impose-data-center-moratorium-2026-07-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, Hochul\u2019s moratorium, signed Tuesday, bans construction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/next-iphone-will-cost-ai-data-centers-gobble-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data centers<\/a> that use upwards of 50 megawatts for one year, with the ban lifted once state officials develop \u201cconsistent standards\u201d for construction of large central computing hubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural \u200bresources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it\u2019s my responsibility to take action and lead,\u201d she said as she signed the moratorium.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, Hochul could also sign a bill that would ban data centers which use more than 20 megawatts a year, although her staff said \u201cit\u2019s going to take some time to work through\u201d the complications in that bill once it gets through the New York Legislature, if it gets there.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that this bill is mostly pointless in the large picture, as Reuters noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>  New York has the eighth-most expensive retail price for residential electricity in \u2060the country, according \u200bto U.S. Energy Department data.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While the state\u2019s expensive land and tight power supplies have largely limited data \u200bcenter interest compared to states like Texas and Ohio, New York has attracted some interest from the server warehouses.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The state currently has more than 130 data centers, according to Data Center Map, compared with more than 600 \u200bin Virginia and about 500 in Texas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And moreover, it looks pretty stupid when this is how you celebrate:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HOCHUL ENACTS NATION\u2019S FIRST STATEWIDE DATA CENTER MORATORIUM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qXmu2yHDo2\">pic.twitter.com\/qXmu2yHDo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Hochul Press Office (@NYGovPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYGovPress\/status\/2077086508989714792?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hochul-mamdani-announce-plan-spend-taxpayer-dollars-facilitate-baby-murders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Hochul\u2019s<\/a> eyes normally glowing? I didn\u2019t realize that she\u2019s the first governor with a Terminator-like superpower. The diversity in the Democratic Party is strong as heck!<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ve probably realized, those eyes were put there by a computer of some sort. And, while a lot of that work can be done locally, even most basic photo editors \u2014 especially <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/creative-cloud\/apps\/generative-ai\/creative-cloud-generative-ai-features.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe\u2019s Photoshop<\/a> \u2014 use cloud computing. What does cloud computing use? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-advances-bipartisan-bill-make-tech-giants-pay-ai-data-center-power-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data centers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most efficient way, time-wise, to get this done would be to use standard-issue generative AI, which is also available within Photoshop but can be done with any number of models. Do you know what those models all rely on? You got it: data centers.<\/p>\n<p>Which was not a fact people didn\u2019t notice:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Probably used an ai photo editing platform to add red eyes to Hochul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tXMnsY1J3X\">https:\/\/t.co\/tXMnsY1J3X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2077160887761117615?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cLook at me putting a moratorium on data center while using an AI image that needs data centers\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/84Yue8Q843\">pic.twitter.com\/84Yue8Q843<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew (@drewdamn87) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drewdamn87\/status\/2077169938108686625?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So funny that you used a data center to make the image<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Horine \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Matt_Horine) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Matt_Horine\/status\/2077168109887131907?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also worth noting that another product that uses data centers: Social media. So yeah: Tell me you don\u2019t know how technology works without telling me you don\u2019t know how technology works, Gov. Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t to get into the data center war, which isn\u2019t as simple on either side of the equation as both conservatives and liberals who are both for and against make it out to be. It\u2019s to say that playing off of fears about data centers while simultaneously using them, even if just in some small way, to make a meme reeks of hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like showing up at a media briefing to toughen marijuana legalization statutes with a joint hanging out of your mouth and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/olympics-picked-former-pimp-bus-full-bes-honored-torchbearer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snoop Dogg<\/a> T-shirt on. Sure, your personal marijuana use isn\u2019t <em>really<\/em> going to affect the gross misuse of a substance throughout your state, but it certainly sends the message that you\u2019re either unserious or don\u2019t quite understand what it is that you\u2019re trying to curb.<\/p>\n<p>Even if a data center wasn\u2019t necessarily involved in the creation of this image (and in the year of our Lord 2026, it almost certainly was), the appearance is self-defeating. 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