Executive Order 62 (July 14, 2026) pauses state approvals for data centers of 50 MW or more; nearly 12 GW in the NYISO queue.

What this evidence bears on

• Supports: Grids are already overloaded with requests. New York had nearly 12 GW of data center load waiting in its interconnection queue, more than 8 GW of it filed in 2025 alone.

  • A reason for “Yes, cities should pause new large data centers until their costs are understood and covered.”