New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, sponsor of the Responsible Data Center Development Act, and Food & Water Watch, will be embarking on the New York Fights AI Data Centers statewide tour from August 22 to August 30. The Senator will visit over a dozen sites with active or proposed data centers across New York State to hear the concerns from impacted communities and advocate for Governor Hochul to sign the Senator’s bill, which codifies requirements for public participation and transparency, renewable energy use, and labor standards. The legislation also creates separate water and energy rate classes for data centers in an effort to protect ratepayers from increased costs.

On the morning of Thursday, August 27, Senator Gonzalez’s tour will be coming to the steps of Albany City Hall for a press conference to call upon the Governor to sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act and demand that the Albany Common Council to enact its own moratorium and to oppose the Kenwood Commons proposal for a data center in the South End of Albany.