New York may charge new data centers $1M per megawatt for local communities
news-10 · reddit · 2026-09-16
New York is advancing a 'community investment framework' under which new data centers could pay towns $1 million per megawatt, compensating locals for power, water, and infrastructure strain. If enacted, it would materially raise siting costs for AI compute expansion and could set a template for other states.
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