Plattsburgh Proposes to Suspend Approval of AI Data Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining Projects for 12 Months

The city of Plattsburgh, New York, held a public hearing to discuss a temporary land use moratorium on high-energy computing facilities such as AI data centers and cryptocurrency mining. If approved, the moratorium would suspend the approval of projects with electricity demands of 300 kilowatts or more for a period of 12 months. Plattsburgh Mayor Wendell Hughes has not yet approved the moratorium, and the city council plans to meet again on September 17 to continue reviewing the proposal. Plattsburgh previously implemented a ban on Bitcoin mining in 2018 for 18 months due to residents' concerns over electricity costs. Some cryptocurrency mining companies are shifting towards AI and high-performance computing, while the industry faces increasing mining difficulty, rising electricity costs, and declining token prices.

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