> The state-wide ban applies to data centers using 50 megawatts or more, officials told Reuters, and it won’t be lifted until the state figures out what “consistent standards” for responsible data center development in New York should look like.

Sounds pretty reasonable - states have to consider power generation capacities and if data centres are suddenly going to balloon everywhere, the social and economic impact of that needs to be factored in too. And then there is the political concerns from some sections of the society to consider too.

Discussion (144 points, 188 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48907296

But on the other hand there's those billionaires screaming "FEED ME".