New York Moratoria
Every infrastructure moratorium we have identified in New York as of April 2026.
5 instruments — 0 in force, 3 pending, 2 past. Activity level: Medium.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Date enacted | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Dryden (Tompkins County) | Town | 2024-07-31 | 18 months as initially adopted; extension draft (Local Law No. 1 of 2026) would | ⚪ Replaced |
| Town of Lansing (Tompkins County) - proposed, not enacted | Town | Not enacted; public hearing held 2025-09-24 and withdrawal resolution adopted 20 | Proposed 365 days | 🔴 Rescinded |
| Town of Lewiston | Town | Not confirmed; public hearing scheduled 2026-04-13 | Not identified in captured agenda | 🟡 Pending |
| Town of Lysander (Onondaga County) - drafting authorized | Town | Not enacted as of captured 2026-04-16 update | Not yet drafted | 🟡 Pending |
| Town of Oneonta (Otsego County) - proposed, pending | Town | Not confirmed; moratorium local law introduced 2026-03-11, public hearing planne | Proposed 1 year | 🟡 Pending |
Detailed entries
Town of Dryden (Tompkins County)
- Type: Town
- Status: ⚪ Replaced
- Date enacted: 2024-07-31
- Duration: 18 months as initially adopted; extension draft (Local Law No. 1 of 2026) would
- Moratorium ID:
ny-dryden-2024 - Legal basis: Local Law No. 2 of 2024; draft Local Law No. 1 of 2026 extension; Local Law No. 2 of 2026 replacement zoning definitions
- What prompted it: Proposed commercial cryptocurrency/data-processing use in Freeville area, regulatory gap, and stated concern for natural, historic, cultural, and electrical resources
- Affected projects: New York Metro Cloud LLC proposed use at 2186 Dryden Road in Freeville; MW not identified in captured records
- Detailed status: Replaced by permanent zoning action adopted 2026-02-19; moratorium term otherwise would have expired in early 2026
- Outcome: Town adopted a 2026 zoning law defining data centers, accessory data centers, cryptocurrency, and cryptocurrency data mines, while taking no action to add data centers or cryptocurrency facilities to the allowable-use chart. This appears to prohibit principal data center and cryptocurrency data mine
Town of Lansing (Tompkins County) - proposed, not enacted
- Type: Town
- Status: 🔴 Rescinded
- Date enacted: Not enacted; public hearing held 2025-09-24 and withdrawal resolution adopted 20
- Duration: Proposed 365 days
- Moratorium ID:
ny-lansing-2025 - Legal basis: Proposed Local Law No. 7 of 2025; resolution withdrawing proposed moratorium
- What prompted it: Town zoning rewrite and EPOD planning process, plus local concern about large commercial and industrial projects including the TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus
- Affected projects: TeraWulf/Cayuga Operating Company proposed Cayuga Data Campus at the former Cayuga coal plant; TeraWulf press release describes rights to develop up to 400 MW and 138 MW expected ready for service in 2026
- Detailed status: Withdrawn before enactment
- Outcome: Moratorium proposal withdrawn. Lansing ZBA later treated the proposed high-performance-computing data center as a permitted use under existing industrial/research zoning; local groups filed an Article 78 challenge
Town of Lewiston (Niagara County) - proposed, public hearing held
- Type: Town
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: Not confirmed; public hearing scheduled 2026-04-13
- Duration: Not identified in captured agenda
- Moratorium ID:
ny-lewiston-2026 - Legal basis: Proposed Local Law 3-2026
- What prompted it: Proposed local regulation of data centers, artificial intelligence processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations; project trigger not identified in captured agenda
- Affected projects: None identified in captured municipal record
- Detailed status: Proposed/public-hearing stage in captured records
- Outcome: Pending. Captured agenda describes a local law imposing a moratorium on establishment, construction, expansion, or operation of covered facilities
Town of Lysander (Onondaga County) - drafting authorized
- Type: Town
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: Not enacted as of captured 2026-04-16 update
- Duration: Not yet drafted
- Moratorium ID:
ny-lysander-2026 - Legal basis: 2026-04-16 Town Board resolution allowing Town Attorney to draft a data center moratorium
- What prompted it: Proposed multi-billion-dollar data center development and resident concern reported in local coverage
- Affected projects: Proposed Lysander data center project; MW and investment value not confirmed in captured primary record
- Detailed status: Drafting authorized
- Outcome: Pending draft moratorium
Town of Oneonta (Otsego County) - proposed, pending
- Type: Town
- Status: 🟡 Pending
- Date enacted: Not confirmed; moratorium local law introduced 2026-03-11, public hearing planne
- Duration: Proposed 1 year
- Moratorium ID:
ny-oneonta-2026 - Legal basis: Proposed local law: "Moratorium on the Development, Construction, and Operation of Data Centers and Commercial Cryptocurrency Mining Operations"
- What prompted it: Eco-Yotta Inc. proposal associated with 357 County Road 9 and requested rezoning of about 150 acres of farmland, plus resident opposition
- Affected projects: Eco-Yotta Inc. data center proposal at 357 County Road 9; MW not identified in captured records [CITE]
- Detailed status: Proposed/pending in captured records
- Outcome: Draft local law would stop town-level approvals and use of land or structures for data centers and commercial cryptocurrency mining during the moratorium, with exemptions for specified public, education, medical, and low-power uses
Source: moratorium_inventory.csv · Methodology · Codebook.