The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
15 July 2026
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology.
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