Data centers in New York

31 data centers and projects on our map in New York, including 3 projects we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.

28existing and up and running 0under construction 2proposed 1blocked, paused or withdrawn

See New York on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.

Projects in the news

Blocked, paused or withdrawn Town board unanimously enacted a data center moratorium, August 2026

Town of Tonawanda Data Center Moratorium

Tonawanda, Erie County

The Tonawanda Town Board near Buffalo voted unanimously for a moratorium on data center development. The town had been reviewing a proposed campus of about 300 megawatts on a former industrial site, and hundreds of residents attended public meetings to raise power, noise and water questions.

Issues raised: zoning, power, noise, opposition

Source: Buffalo Toronto Public Media, 2026-08-04 · On the map

Proposed Under local review amid organized opposition

Ranalli Lysander Data Center

Lysander, Onondaga County

300 MW

A proposed 300 megawatt data center on about 120 acres in the town of Lysander near Syracuse. More than 350 residents attended a public meeting to object, and New York has moved toward statewide environmental review requirements for facilities of 50 megawatts or larger.

Issues raised: power, noise, opposition, zoning

Source: Rockefeller Institute of Government · On the map

Proposed Two year ban resolution cleared committee September 23, full council vote September 30

Buffalo Data Center Ban

Buffalo, Erie

announced 2026-09-23

A two year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities in Buffalo cleared the Common Council's community development committee and is expected to pass at the full council meeting September 30 with a veto proof six member sponsor majority. The resolution would create a commission to review city regulations for data centers.

Issues raised: opposition, zoning

Source: Buffalo News, 2026-09-23 · On the map

By county

Erie 1 on the map
Buffalo Data Center Ban
Erie County 1 on the map
Town of Tonawanda Data Center Moratorium
Onondaga County 1 on the map
Ranalli Lysander Data Center

Latest news from New York

Supports the case against local September 30, 2026

Buffalo Common Council delays data center moratorium vote, forms nine member task force

The Buffalo Common Council agreed to move forward with a two year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency facilities but delayed the final vote and added an amendment creating a nine member task force including the city planner, climate action manager, residents, and business representatives to study zoning updates. Mayor Sean Ryan said the proposal differs from New York's statewide one year pause. A final vote is expected in about two weeks.

Spectrum News Local opposition and consent Siting, zoning and standards

Check it: The amendment stops short of a final moratorium vote and the task force composition will shape whether the two year pause survives in final form.

Supports the case against local September 29, 2026

Ilion, N.Y. delays data center moratorium vote after resident pushback on scope

Village trustees postponed a vote on a proposed moratorium covering any project drawing 2 MW or more after residents at a public hearing asked for stronger environmental and utility language. Turin Management, owner of the former Remington Arms site, said no data center user is committed and it is prioritizing manufacturing options.

Spectrum News NY1 Local opposition and consent Siting, zoning and standards Laws, bills and regulation

Check it: No date has been set for a rescheduled vote; the Remington site has significant cleanup costs that make any large project uncertain.

Supports the case against local September 29, 2026

Buffalo Common Council advances two-year data center moratorium with task force

The council adopted an amended resolution from North District Councilman Joe Golombek calling for a two-year pause on new data center construction and expansions of existing facilities, plus a nine-member task force to draft zoning and property tax updates. Buffalo's proposed pause is longer than New York's statewide one-year hyperscale moratorium.

WIVB Buffalo Local opposition and consent Siting, zoning and standards Laws, bills and regulation

Check it: The resolution is not the final ordinance; council staff will draft the moratorium law before another vote.

Supports the case against policy September 28, 2026

Rep. Lawler asks New York to disclose ReCharge NY hydropower subsidies going to Rockland County data centers

Congressman Mike Lawler asked Governor Hochul and the New York Power Authority to publish the annual cost and average per-facility subsidy of ReCharge NY discounted hydropower being provided to data centers in Orangeburg. The letter says three of four Orangeburg data centers receive the discount.

Mid-Hudson News Secret contracts and disclosure State tax breaks Who pays for the grid buildout

Check it: A congressional letter is not itself disclosure. Watch whether NYPA or the governor's office publishes the requested numbers, and confirm the ReCharge NY program terms for data-center recipients.

Supports the case against local September 23, 2026

Buffalo two year data center ban clears committee, expected to pass full council

A resolution to impose a two year moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency mining in Buffalo advanced through the Common Council's community development committee and is expected to pass at the September 30 full council meeting with a veto proof six member majority. Sponsors said the pause would allow the city to form a commission to study regulations. Buffalo does not currently have any data center applications pending.

Buffalo News Local opposition and consent Siting, zoning and standards

Check it: Whether the full council passes the resolution on September 30 and whether Mayor Sean Ryan signs or vetoes it.

Weighing it up

For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.