Plattsburgh in New York state is considering reintroducing temporary regulations on AI data centres and cryptocurrency mining facilities.

Cointelegraph reported on Monday that Plattsburgh held a public hearing on a plan to suspend land-use approvals for 12 months for computing facilities that consume large amounts of electricity.

The agenda centres on a short-term ban related to "certain high-energy computing facilities". The targets include cryptocurrency mining and AI facilities. If the ordinance passes, operating facilities requiring 300 kW or more would see new approval procedures halted for 12 months.

Mayor Wendell Hughes (웬델 휴스) and the city council heard residents' views at a public hearing last week. The discussions proceeded in a way that would temporarily restrict land use itself. As of Monday, the mayor has not yet approved the ban. The city council plans to hold an additional meeting on Sept. 17.

Plattsburgh is among the early local governments in the United States to directly ban bitcoin mining. The area imposed a bitcoin mining ban in 2018 in response to concerns over residents' electricity bills, and the grace period at the time was 18 months. The latest discussions are being seen as a move to expand the existing mining regulatory scope to AI data centres.

The move also coincides with a reshaping of the mining industry. Many cryptocurrency mining companies are shifting operations toward AI and high-performance computing in response to worsening business conditions, rising power costs and falling token prices. For local governments, this has increased the need to manage large-scale power users as a whole rather than separating out mining alone.

Direct changes such as market reactions or capital inflows have not yet been confirmed. Still, the Plattsburgh case shows that regulation of cryptocurrency mining could expand in a direction that combines with regulation of AI infrastructure. The next points to watch are what conclusion the city council reaches at the meeting on the 17th and whether the mayor moves to give final approval.