New York faces an energy policy crisis, not an AI crisis, according to this opinion piece. Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order halting environmental permits for new hyperscale data centers for up to a year is deemed a short-sighted reaction.

While hyperscale facilities can indeed strain electricity grids, water supplies, and local infrastructure, and New York's concern for ordinary ratepayers not subsidizing corporate power use is valid, the proposed solution is problematic. The author argues that the correct approach is to ensure developers bear these associated costs.

Suspending projects indiscriminately risks New York's economic and technological future. The editorial emphasizes that the state should focus on making developers responsible for the infrastructure demands of their facilities, rather than imposing a blanket pause on these significant projects. This policy misstep could hinder the state's progress.