Author: Joyceline Kwarko
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Governor Hochul Signs First In Nation Pause on Data Center Permits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joyceline Kwarko, joyceline@agreeny.org ALBANY, NY – Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order today making New York the first state to place a moratorium on permits for large data centers. The order applies to “hyperscale” data centers of 50 megawatts or more and directs state agencies to study the impacts on…
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Syracuse Community Members Gathered Against Governor Hochul’s Nuclear Reactor Buildout as Part of Statewide Days of Action
Teach-in on June 30 laid out the costs of a plan that could put New Yorkers on the hook for more than $23.9 billion. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joyceline Kwarko, joyceline@agreeny.org SYRACUSE, NY – On Tuesday, June 30, a group of 51 Syracuse residents, local advocates, and community leaders gathered for a teach-in on Governor…
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New York Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Data Center Moratorium
If signed by Governor Hochul, New York would become the first state in the country to enact a statewide data center moratorium, pausing new large-scale projects while the state studies their impact, requiring data centers to cover their own energy costs, holding them to clean energy standards, and directing investment into host communities. FOR IMMEDIATE…
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Lawmakers, Advocates and Alarmed New Yorkers Rally for AI Data Center Moratorium Bill
“Communities across New York have been blindsided by data center proposals and they are furious. People who are struggling to pay their energy bills should not have to compete with Bitcoin mining operations and AI servers for power from the grid. The legislature can stop this right now with a moratorium and give communities the…
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New York Coalition Urges Regulators to Modernize Electric Rates to Unlock Clean Heat Affordability
From our Executive Director, Jessica Azulay: “Renters, lower income households, and families in multifamily buildings are bearing the biggest burden of this broken rate structure, and those are exactly the people who can least afford it. Massachusetts fixed this, and households saved $250 in a single winter. New York has no excuse for dragging its…
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New Report: New York Heat Pump Customers Overpay for Electricity Delivery Rates, Here’s how Utilities can Fix the Discrepancy
Utilities overcharge heat pump customers $855 per year, on average, for electric delivery rates; Utilities must create fair rates for heat pump customers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Joyceline Kwarko, joyceline@agreeny.org, (315) 313-5050 Nydia Gutiérrez, ngutierrez@earthjustice.org, (202) 302-7531 ALBANY, NY– Today, Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) and Earthjustice released a report conducted by Switchbox, “Heat…