The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Village of Franklinville
Pro-Data Center Policies
New York exempts qualifying data centers from sales taxes on certain equipment and services, subject to security and web-hosting conditions. An enacted order is also described as pausing some state environmental permits for new or expanded centers pending review, while excluding local permits and existing operations.
Rating and summary from New York statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Village of Franklinville.
pending · Town of FranklinvilleProposed; adoption unverified.Town of Franklinville Local Law No. 2 of 2026
What this means
If enacted, the proposed 12-month moratorium would stop the Town from accepting or approving applications to build, expand, or operate data centers and similar computing facilities. That is a major temporary barrier, even though the town describes it as a pause while it studies zoning changes.
Timing
The notice proposes a temporary twelve-month moratorium. No verified enactment, effective date, duration trigger, expiration date, extension clause or exceptions are available.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements2
Proposed restriction only: the town would not accept, process, approve, issue, or act upon applications for establishment, construction, reconstruction, expansion, enlargement, conversion, change of use or operation of covered computing facilities.
Proposed approval freeze includes building permits, site plan approvals, special use permits, use and area variances, certificates of occupancy and other necessary municipal approvals; adoption is unverified.
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