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Sep 15, 2026

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Governor's officeTIER 1

Hochul marks completion of the $69.6M Sydor Optics Advanced Technology Center at Monroe Community College in Brighton; state put in $34.6M, Monroe County $34.8M, pitched as workforce pipeline for the upstate semiconductor push

Sept. 14 release: the center relocates MCC's automotive, precision tooling and HVAC programs and its Optical Systems Technology program (enrollment up 3,520% since 2015, per the release) to the Brighton campus. State share $34.6M includes $10M for the STEM addition announced Feb 2024; county $34.8M includes $3.5M federal via Schumer, Gillibrand and Morelle. Tied to the NY SMART-I Corridor Tech Hub and $200M ON-RAMP program. Enrollment figure is the state's own claim.

Jul 30, 2026

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GothamistTIER 1

Finger Lakes bitcoin mine Greenidge rebrands as data center, testing Hochul's EO 62 moratorium

Greenidge Generation, the gas-fired Finger Lakes bitcoin-mining plant, has rebranded as Vulcan Infrastructure and Power and is seeking 200 MW of additional grid power (roughly 150,000 homes' worth) to become an AI data center — raising ~$40M for the effort. Hochul's EO 62, signed this month as the country's first data-center moratorium, pauses permits for facilities of 50 MW+, but DEC says it has received no new application and would not say whether Vulcan's plan falls under the moratorium; Hochul's office referred questions to DEC. Earthjustice and Seneca Lake Guardian say the rebrand is an attempt to escape the moratorium and the plant's pollution record. A first test of how far EO 62 reaches.