Alabama and other states will benefit from New York’s ban on data centers, according to President Donald Trump.
New York became the first state on Tuesday to pass a one-year moratorium on data center construction.
Multiple local governments in Alabama have passed temporary moratoriums or increased regulations on data centers and similar projects in recent months. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 15 states are considering data center bans. Opponents of data centers argue the projects strain water and electricity resources.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), the Republican candidate for governor in 2026, recently defended the projects, saying that data center projects were one way to bring economic growth to Alabama.
Trump said data center projects were being sought in Alabama and would be “LIQUID GOLD” for states due to the increased tax revenue.
Trump said on Wednesday, “One of the biggest Driving Forces in the Future for Jobs, are Data Centers. They are big, strong, bold, and Money Machines for the State in which they are built.”
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“Governor Kathy Hochul, for political reasons, has terminated all Data Centers being built, or to be built, in New York State. These Companies are now being sought in Alabama, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and many other States,” Trump said. “Both the Taxes and the Jobs amount to LIQUID GOLD! New York State has made a terrible decision. All of this Income, and other Benefits, will be going to Red States, and some Blue, where Data Centers are sought as Cash Cows, with Lower Taxes and Record Setting Jobs. They must pay for their own Water and Power, and any leftover goes back to the State and local Community. Data Centers are tremendous WINS for the States and Communities that are lucky enough to get them. New York should change its Policy, IMMEDIATELY. The Radical Left Dumocrats must not be allowed to cause us to lose Data Centers, AI, and all of this incredible new Technology, to China, and other countries!”
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