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Data center fact sheet · county

Suffolk County, New York

As of . Latest dated change shown: Jul 17, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.

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Tracked projects
1
1 proposed
Planned capacity
176.6 MW
1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
Moratorium actions
1
Upcoming hearings
0

Projects

ProjectStatusPlanned capacityDeveloper
WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center
Yaphank
Proposed176.6 MWWF Industrial (Wildflower Ltd)

Pauses and local rules

JurisdictionActionWhenLength
Town of Brookhaven[1]AdoptedJul 17, 202618 months, until Jan 2028

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.

Latest changes

  • Jul 17, 2026 Brookhaven Town Board votes unanimously for an 18-month moratorium on data centers, running to early 2028 while the town writes zoning rules defining data center use (WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center)[2]
  • Jul 16, 2026 Brookhaven Town Board public hearing on the moratorium runs nearly six hours, with about 300 attending and some 60 speaking against data centers (WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center)[1]
  • Jul 14, 2026 Gov. Kathy Hochul signs Executive Order No. 62, pausing state DEC permits for data centers of 50 MW or more (WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center)[3]
  • Jun 25, 2026 The proposal draws opposition from residents and from Town Supervisor Dan Panico, who proposes an 18-month moratorium and says he has support from other Suffolk town supervisors (WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center)[4]
  • May 27, 2026 An AI-generated flyer circulating on Long Island sparks confusion and concern about a possible Brookhaven data center proposal (WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center)[5]
  • Apr 2023 Brookhaven IDA approves benefits for Wildflower's $162 million Brookhaven Logistics Center, three industrial buildings totaling about 550,000 sq ft west of Sills Road on the LIE north service road (WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center)[6]

Notes

Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.

Sources

  1. Fire Island News, “Brookhaven approves 18-month data center moratorium after marathon hearing”, Jul 24, 2026. https://www.fireislandnews.com/suffolk-county/brookhaven-approves-18-month-data-center-moratorium-after-marathon-hearing/
  2. News 12 Long Island, “Brookhaven Town Board approves 18-month moratorium on AI data centers”, Jul 17, 2026. https://longisland.news12.com/2026/07/17/brookhaven-votes-on-18-month-ai-data-center-moratorium/6YkzeNccge6U6eW4JZQqBv
  3. Office of the Governor of New York, “Executive Order No. 62: Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers in New York”, Jul 14, 2026. https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-62-establishing-temporary-moratorium-data-centers-new-york-while-state-develops
  4. News 12 Long Island, “Proposed AI data center in Yaphank meets opposition from residents and town leaders”, Jun 25, 2026. https://longisland.news12.com/2026/06/26/proposed-ai-data-center-in-yaphank-meets-opposition-from-residents-and-town-leaders/4dG9mouCvXwvgvC6Mjsvkr
  5. News 12 Long Island, “AI-generated flyer sparks confusion, concern over possible Brookhaven AI data center proposal”, May 27, 2026. https://longisland.news12.com/2026/05/27/ai-generated-flyer-sparks-confusion-concern-over-possible-brookhaven-ai-data-center-proposal/4prcIwVzum96OPbolCLPu5
  6. Long Island Business News, via Wildflower Ltd, “$162M Yaphank warehouse project gets IDA assist”, Apr 5, 2023. https://www.wildflowerltd.com/press/162m-yaphank-warehouse-project-gets-ida-assist

Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Suffolk County, New York,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/new-york/suffolk-county.