One gigawatt of electricity can power 750,000 homes. Right now, there are massive tech facilities waiting in line to pull 12 gigawatts from the New York power grid.
The physical cost of artificial intelligence is catching up to us.
Governor Kathy Hochul just hit the pause button. New York has placed a strict one-year ban on the construction of new utility-scale data centers. They need 12 months just to figure out what these massive buildings are doing to local water supplies and community infrastructure.
A single major data center can consume as much power as an entire small city.
Maine tried to halt construction earlier this year, but the governor vetoed it. New York is the first state to actually lock the doors.
The cloud is not invisible. It is made of concrete, steel, and a terrifying amount of electricity.
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