State, local and federal policy

U.S. data center policy tracker

Sourced state and local, plus federal and multistate, data-center policy actions. 50 of 50 states have a published record. 49 states have at least one current record. Neither count is a clearance or a list of which states are allowed.

New and changed policy

Newest dated action first: the newest adoption, effective or source-document date on or before 11 November 2026. These are the dates of the policy actions, not the dates DataCenterData added or re-checked a record.

  1. Pennsylvania: HB 2888 proposed reporting and community-benefit requirements — source document dated Proposed
  2. City of Littleton, Colorado: proposed six-month moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance No. 22, Series 2026) — source document dated Proposed
  3. City of Suffolk, Virginia: proposed zoning amendment listing data centers as a prohibited use in all districts (OTA2026-008) — source document dated Proposed
  4. Oakland, California: proposed 10-month, 15-day extension of data center moratorium ordinance (File 27-0178) — source document dated Proposed
  5. City of Memphis, Tennessee: proposed temporary data center permit moratorium (Ord. 5982) — source document dated Proposed
7 more recent changes
  1. Loudoun County, Virginia: proposed pause of up to 12 months on Board votes on data center applications — source document dated Proposed
  2. Alabama Power service territory, Alabama: Alabama PSC Docket 33709: review procedures for Alabama Power's large data center contracts — adopted and took effect In effect
  3. City of Cleveland, Ohio: standalone data center permit pause extended to 29 January 2027 (Emergency Ordinance 1246-2026) — adopted and took effect In effect
  4. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin: temporary data-center pause effective (File 251924) In effect
  5. Unincorporated Johnson County, Iowa: data-center approval pause extended to 8 August 2027 — adopted and took effect In effect
  6. PJM region (multistate): PJM: Large Load definition and registry accepted by FERC; capacity and curtailment rules rejected (ER26-3515) — took effect In effect
  7. Unincorporated Manatee County, Florida: 12-month pause on new data center development applications (Ordinance 26-42) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified

All 320 dated policy records, newest first · Policy changes feed (Atom)

Moratoriums and pauses in effect now: 53 across 23 states

What counts as in effect

How this is counted: a record is in effect now when it is a local construction moratorium, a statewide permit or approval pause or a grid-interconnection pause; it was marked in effect when last checked; it has no recorded end; its effective date, if recorded, is on or before 11 November 2026; and any scheduled expiration is on or after that date. Federal and multistate instruments are not counted. The count follows each record's recorded action type and its status as last checked; it is not a fresh check of every measure on 11 November 2026.

Coming up

Dates already recorded for after 11 November 2026, soonest first: effective dates and scheduled expirations. A scheduled date can move; check the record.

  1. Hillsboro, Oregon: 120-day pause on new data center land use applications — scheduled to expire In effect
  2. Unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado: six-month pause on data center and detention center planning applications — scheduled to expire In effect
  3. Coweta County, Georgia: 180-day pause on new data center applications — scheduled to expire In effect
  4. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: data center rezoning and permit moratorium to (emergency ordinance) In effect
  5. California: CEQA applies to data center entitlements — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  6. California: Commission assessment of data center rate structures — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective

All 51 upcoming dates

Sourced policy records
567
States with a published record
50 of 50
States with at least one current record
49
Federal and multistate instruments (stored once; not in any state count)
3
Records last checked
22 September 2026 to 11 November 2026
Last checked before the tracker date
565
Primary source could not be opened
38
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Shading is not a clearance. States with a current record are shaded when at least one current record was issued for that state, a locality, a utility territory, or another in-state authority. Shading does not mean a statewide rule. Unshaded does not mean unrestricted, approved, open, or cleared. Federal and multistate instruments do not shade any state. The District of Columbia is not one of the states in either count.

Full coverage limits

A state with a published record has at least one official source that was opened and recorded. That is not a fresh audit of every state, not a finding that the record set is complete, and not a finding that every local government was checked or that a state is clear. The current-record count is separate: it counts states with at least one record in effect on the dataset date. A state with no current record has not been found free of restrictions, incentives or local actions. The absence of a current record is not proof that no policy exists. Shading does not mean a statewide rule. Policy actions are not facility, project, claim, update, public-post or directory counts. No state is described as open. The District of Columbia is not one of the states drawn on this map.

Map view

Each view shades the states with at least one record of that kind issued for the state or a place in it, as of the dataset date 11 November 2026. Shaded is not a finding about the whole state; unshaded does not mean no policy.

Alabama: 3 records in effect; 5 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; pending activity: 2; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Alaska: 1 record in effect; 2 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 1.Arizona: 7 records in effect; 21 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 3; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; pending activity: 1; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.Arkansas: 4 records in effect; 4 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3.California: 7 records in effect; 21 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; other enacted law or rule in effect: 5; pending activity: 11; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 13.Colorado: 2 records in effect; 7 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; pending activity: 1; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1. An in-effect record is scheduled to expire within 60 days.Connecticut: 1 record in effect; 1 record issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1.Delaware: 3 records in effect; 5 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; pending activity: 2; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Florida: 4 records in effect; 9 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3; pending activity: 3; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.Georgia: 4 records in effect; 7 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 1. An in-effect record is scheduled to expire within 60 days.Hawaii: 0 records in effect; 3 records issued for this jurisdictionIdaho: 4 records in effect; 8 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1.Illinois: 8 records in effect; 12 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3; pending activity: 4; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Indiana: 7 records in effect; 8 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2; other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; pending activity: 1.Iowa: 11 records in effect; 12 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 7; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.Kansas: 3 records in effect; 9 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2.Kentucky: 10 records in effect; 16 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 3; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; pending activity: 1; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Louisiana: 4 records in effect; 7 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 2; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 1.Maine: 3 records in effect; 5 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2.Maryland: 9 records in effect; 18 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; pending activity: 5; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Massachusetts: 1 record in effect; 7 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; pending activity: 5; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.Michigan: 15 records in effect; 40 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 7; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 4; other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; pending activity: 25; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.Minnesota: 6 records in effect; 7 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3.Mississippi: 2 records in effect; 5 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2.Missouri: 5 records in effect; 7 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3; pending activity: 2; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Montana: 2 records in effect; 2 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1.Nebraska: 7 records in effect; 8 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3.Nevada: 2 records in effect; 3 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 1; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.New Hampshire: 1 record in effect; 5 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: other enacted law or rule in effect: 1.New Jersey: 6 records in effect; 23 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; pending activity: 16; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 3.New Mexico: 2 records in effect; 3 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; pending activity: 1.New York: 3 records in effect; 17 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; pending activity: 13; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 3.North Carolina: 5 records in effect; 12 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 6; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.North Dakota: 3 records in effect; 8 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; pending activity: 2.Ohio: 9 records in effect; 25 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 4; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; pending activity: 15; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 3.Oklahoma: 2 records in effect; 3 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1. An in-effect record is scheduled to expire within 60 days.Oregon: 8 records in effect; 13 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 7. An in-effect record is scheduled to expire within 60 days.Pennsylvania: 5 records in effect; 22 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3; pending activity: 16; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 3.Rhode Island: 1 record in effect; 1 record issued for this jurisdiction Layers: permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 1.South Carolina: 3 records in effect; 14 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2.South Dakota: 4 records in effect; 15 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; pending activity: 2; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.Tennessee: 1 record in effect; 8 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 4; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Texas: 12 records in effect; 13 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 3; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 4; other enacted law or rule in effect: 4; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 5.Utah: 5 records in effect; 8 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 2; pending activity: 1.Vermont: 1 record in effect; 4 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: other enacted law or rule in effect: 1.Virginia: 12 records in effect; 60 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: 1; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 2; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 2; other enacted law or rule in effect: 7; pending activity: 14; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 4.Washington: 10 records in effect; 13 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 3; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 4; other enacted law or rule in effect: 3; pending activity: 1; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 1.West Virginia: 4 records in effect; 17 records issued for this jurisdiction; 1 federal or multistate instrument also lists this jurisdiction Layers: other enacted law or rule in effect: 4.Wisconsin: 7 records in effect; 18 records issued for this jurisdiction Layers: moratorium or pause in effect: 2; incentive or supportive policy in effect: 3; reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: 1; other enacted law or rule in effect: 1; pending activity: 2; dated in the 90 days to 11 november 2026: 2.Wyoming: 1 record in effect; 2 records issued for this jurisdiction; 2 federal or multistate instruments also list this jurisdiction Layers: incentive or supportive policy in effect: 1.
  • At least one current record (49 states)
  • Reviewed; no current record identified. This is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Moratorium or pause in effect: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (23 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Permanent restriction or prohibition in effect: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (7 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Incentive or supportive policy in effect: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (36 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Reporting or resource-use requirement in effect: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (14 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Other enacted law or rule in effect: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (41 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Pending activity: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (30 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.
  • Dated in the 90 days to 11 November 2026: at least one such record issued for the state or a place in it (25 states)
  • No record of this kind in this dataset. A pale state may still have other current records; this is not proof that no policy exists.

Dashed outline: an in-effect record is scheduled to expire within 60 days of 11 November 2026. Check the record before relying on its end date; an extension may be pending.

States in each map view
Moratorium or pause in effect (23 states) local construction moratoria, statewide permit or approval pauses and grid-interconnection pauses
Arizona 1 · California 2 · Colorado 2 · Delaware 1 · Georgia 2 · Idaho 1 · Illinois 2 · Iowa 7 · Kentucky 3 · Maryland 2 · Michigan 7 · Minnesota 1 · Nebraska 2 · New Mexico 1 · New York 2 · North Carolina 2 · Ohio 4 · Oklahoma 1 · Oregon 1 · Texas 3 · Utah 1 · Washington 3 · Wisconsin 2
Permanent restriction or prohibition in effect (7 states) standing limits, not pauses
Arizona 3 · Indiana 1 · Maine 1 · Missouri 1 · New Jersey 2 · Rhode Island 1 · Virginia 1
Incentive or supportive policy in effect (36 states) tax relief and other explicitly supportive measures
Alabama 1 · Arizona 1 · Arkansas 1 · Connecticut 1 · Florida 1 · Georgia 1 · Idaho 1 · Illinois 2 · Indiana 2 · Iowa 2 · Kansas 1 · Kentucky 2 · Louisiana 1 · Maryland 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Michigan 4 · Minnesota 1 · Mississippi 2 · Missouri 1 · Montana 1 · Nebraska 1 · Nevada 1 · New Jersey 1 · New Mexico 1 · New York 1 · North Carolina 1 · North Dakota 1 · Ohio 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · South Carolina 1 · Texas 1 · Utah 1 · Virginia 2 · Washington 4 · Wisconsin 3 · Wyoming 1
Reporting or resource-use requirement in effect (14 states) disclosure, water or energy use requirements
Idaho 1 · Illinois 1 · Kentucky 1 · Louisiana 2 · Maryland 1 · Minnesota 1 · Nebraska 1 · New Jersey 1 · North Carolina 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · Texas 4 · Utah 1 · Virginia 2 · Wisconsin 1
Other enacted law or rule in effect (41 states) enacted legislation or regulation not in the types above
Alabama 2 · Alaska 1 · Arizona 2 · Arkansas 3 · California 5 · Delaware 2 · Florida 3 · Georgia 1 · Idaho 1 · Illinois 3 · Indiana 4 · Iowa 2 · Kansas 2 · Kentucky 4 · Louisiana 1 · Maine 2 · Maryland 4 · Michigan 4 · Minnesota 3 · Missouri 3 · Montana 1 · Nebraska 3 · Nevada 1 · New Hampshire 1 · New Jersey 2 · North Carolina 1 · North Dakota 2 · Ohio 4 · Oklahoma 1 · Oregon 7 · Pennsylvania 3 · South Carolina 2 · South Dakota 4 · Tennessee 1 · Texas 4 · Utah 2 · Vermont 1 · Virginia 7 · Washington 3 · West Virginia 4 · Wisconsin 1
Pending activity (30 states) proposed, pending proceeding, or adopted but not yet effective or unverified; informational records are not counted
Alabama 2 · Alaska 1 · Arizona 1 · California 11 · Colorado 1 · Delaware 2 · Florida 3 · Georgia 1 · Illinois 4 · Indiana 1 · Kentucky 1 · Louisiana 1 · Maryland 5 · Massachusetts 5 · Michigan 25 · Missouri 2 · Nevada 1 · New Jersey 16 · New Mexico 1 · New York 13 · North Carolina 6 · North Dakota 2 · Ohio 15 · Pennsylvania 16 · South Dakota 2 · Tennessee 4 · Utah 1 · Virginia 14 · Washington 1 · Wisconsin 2
Dated in the 90 days to 11 November 2026 (25 states) an adoption, effective or source-document date from 13 August 2026 to 11 November 2026, whatever the record's status
Alabama 2 · Arizona 1 · California 13 · Colorado 1 · Delaware 2 · Florida 1 · Illinois 2 · Iowa 1 · Kentucky 2 · Maryland 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Michigan 1 · Missouri 2 · Nevada 1 · New Jersey 3 · New York 3 · North Carolina 1 · Ohio 3 · Pennsylvania 3 · South Dakota 1 · Tennessee 2 · Texas 5 · Virginia 4 · Washington 1 · Wisconsin 2

Numbers are records issued for that state or places in it. The District of Columbia is listed in the text only.

Small northeastern states

50 of 50 states have a published record.

49 states and the District of Columbia with at least one current record

The published-record count and the current-record count are different. A state with a published record may have only a pending, nonbinding or historical record. One record is not a complete inventory.

States with no current published record

Each state in this list has a published record and no current record. This is not proof that no policy exists.

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241 records

Current

Recorded as in effect on the dataset date. This does not mean every project in a represented state is restricted or approved.

Alabama 3 records
Alaska 1 record
Arizona 7 records

Computer data center tax relief

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Arizona
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Arizona Legislature
Last checked
23 September 2026

Primary source

Arkansas 4 records
California 7 records
Colorado 2 records
Connecticut 1 record
Delaware 3 records
District of Columbia 1 record
Florida 4 records
Georgia 4 records
Idaho 4 records
Illinois 8 records

Stop in processing data center incentive applications

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Illinois
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Governor of Illinois (directive carried out by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
Effective
1 July 2026

Primary source

Indiana 7 records
Iowa 11 records
Kansas 3 records
Kentucky 10 records

EKPC Data Center Power Tariff (Rate DCP) approved

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
East Kentucky Power Cooperative owner-member service territories, Kentucky
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Kentucky Public Service Commission
Effective
30 October 2025

Primary source

Louisiana 4 records
Maine 3 records
Maryland 9 records
Massachusetts 1 record
Michigan 15 records
Minnesota 6 records

2025 data center act (H.F. 16)

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Minnesota
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Minnesota Legislature
Source document
14 June 2025

Primary source

Mississippi 2 records
Missouri 5 records
Montana 2 records
Nebraska 7 records
Nevada 2 records
New Hampshire 1 record
New Jersey 6 records
New Mexico 2 records
New York 3 records
North Carolina 5 records
North Dakota 3 records
Ohio 9 records

AEP Ohio Schedule DCT data center tariff sheets

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Company) service territory, Ohio
Jurisdiction
Utility territory
Issuing authority
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio)
Source document
28 August 2026

Primary source

Oklahoma 2 records
Oregon 8 records

PGE large-load tariff compliance approval

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Portland General Electric service territory in Oregon
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Source document
10 July 2026

Primary source

PGE data-center cost-allocation order

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Portland General Electric service territory in Oregon
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Effective
7 May 2026

Primary source

Pennsylvania 5 records
Rhode Island 1 record
South Carolina 3 records
South Dakota 4 records

Montana-Dakota South Dakota Rate 45 for data center-type loads

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. South Dakota electric service area
Jurisdiction
Utility territory
Issuing authority
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (tariff filed with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission)
Effective
1 September 2024

Primary source

Tennessee 1 record
Texas 12 records

TCEQ data-center permit pause

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Texas
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Governor of Texas
Effective
21 September 2026

Primary source

ERCOT large-load interconnection pause

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
ERCOT region in Texas
Jurisdiction
Regional grid
Issuing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Source document
20 August 2026

Primary source

Data center sales-tax exemption

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Texas
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Last checked
23 September 2026

Primary source

Utah 5 records
Vermont 1 record
Virginia 12 records
Washington 10 records

Data Center Workgroup order

In effect This instrument is recorded as currently in effect as of the dataset date.

Geographic scope
Washington
Jurisdiction
State
Issuing authority
Governor of Washington
Effective
3 February 2025

Primary source

West Virginia 4 records
Wisconsin 7 records
Wyoming 1 record

Pending or nonbinding

182 records

Adopted measures with unverified effect, adopted future measures, open proceedings, proposals, drafts and nonbinding context stay separate from current rules.

Alabama 2 records
Alaska 1 record
Arizona 1 record
California 12 records
Colorado 1 record
Delaware 2 records
Florida 3 records
Georgia 1 record
Hawaii 3 records
Illinois 4 records
Indiana 1 record
Kansas 1 record
Kentucky 1 record
Louisiana 1 record
Maryland 5 records
Massachusetts 5 records
Michigan 25 records
Minnesota 1 record
Missouri 2 records
Nevada 1 record
New Jersey 17 records
New Mexico 1 record
New York 14 records
North Carolina 7 records
North Dakota 2 records

Otter Tail proposed high power compute rate for data center load

Pending proceeding This is an open proceeding, not a final rule or tariff approval.

Geographic scope
Otter Tail Power Company service area, North Dakota
Jurisdiction
Utility territory
Issuing authority
Otter Tail Power Company (petition filed with the North Dakota Public Service Commission)
Source document
18 June 2026

Primary source

Ohio 15 records
Oklahoma 1 record
Oregon 3 records
Pennsylvania 17 records
South Carolina 1 record
South Dakota 2 records

Otter Tail proposed high power compute rate for data center load

Pending proceeding This is an open proceeding, not a final rule or tariff approval.

Geographic scope
Otter Tail Power Company South Dakota service area
Jurisdiction
Utility territory
Issuing authority
Otter Tail Power Company (petition filed with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission)
Source document
27 July 2026

Primary source

Tennessee 5 records
Utah 1 record
Virginia 16 records
Washington 2 records
West Virginia 1 record
Wisconsin 3 records
Wyoming 1 record

History

141 records

Expired, repealed, vetoed, failed, blocked, superseded and completed measures remain visible without being presented as current.

Arizona 13 records
California 2 records
Colorado 4 records
Florida 2 records
Georgia 2 records
Idaho 4 records
Iowa 1 record
Kansas 5 records
Kentucky 5 records
Louisiana 2 records
Maine 2 records
Maryland 4 records
Massachusetts 1 record
Mississippi 3 records
Nebraska 1 record
New Hampshire 4 records
North Dakota 3 records
Ohio 1 record
Oregon 2 records
South Carolina 10 records
South Dakota 9 records
Tennessee 2 records
Texas 1 record
Utah 2 records
Vermont 3 records
Virginia 32 records
Washington 1 record
West Virginia 12 records
Wisconsin 8 records

3 records

Federal and multistate instruments

Federal, reliability-organization and multistate grid or utility instruments are stored once and linked to every jurisdiction they list. They are not part of the lifecycle views above and are not counted in any state's records, in-effect totals or map shading; each card shows its own status. Territorial coverage does not establish that an instrument applies to any particular site, utility or project.

Texas: Temporary approval and permit pauses pending reviews—not a permanent ban on existing facilities.

How the Texas actions fit together

These Texas records are related instruments. None is recorded as superseding another. Together, the approval and permit directives are a temporary approval and permit pause pending an audit. This is not a permanent ban on existing facilities. The 3 August 2026 letter tells the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT to audit data centers advancing through ERCOT interconnection before any additional data centers are approved to move forward. It states no end date. ERCOT's 3 August 2026 market notice postponed Batch Zero classification of large loads past 7 August 2026. ERCOT's 20 August 2026 presentation says energization approvals are paused for data centers and virtual-currency mining facilities of 75 MW or greater until Batch Zero eligibility verification is complete. The 14 September 2026 board update says that pause continues until the verification and audit and the community-impact review are complete. Those materials give 10 December 2026 as a report-filing goal, not as a legal expiration. That energization pause does not, on ERCOT's description, apply to non-data-center large loads or to medium loads. The 21 September 2026 letter tells TCEQ to halt permits sought by data centers until ERCOT completes its review, and it says no other state agency should move regulatory approvals forward until the requested information is acquired. 19 October 2026 is a compliance-update date, not an expiration. The same letter says the governor will seek legislation to eliminate data-center financial incentives. That legislation is not recorded as enacted. The Comptroller was still describing the sales-tax exemption program on 22 September 2026. The Public Utility Commission's rule 16 TAC section 25.194, adopted on 18 September 2026 with an effective date of 8 October 2026, implements Senate Bill 6 for large loads generally; it is a separate instrument and does not end these pauses. ERCOT's 14 September 2026 request for information (M-B091426-01) sets a 12 October 2026 response date; that is a response deadline, not an expiration. TCEQ's 19 October 2026 letter says the agency has paused issuance of permits for infrastructure directly supporting data centers and is screening pending applications. The STEERS page marked modified on 22 October 2026 says that filing system is temporarily down for that review. Neither document ends the pause or lists individual permits. 19 October 2026 remains a compliance-update date, not an expiration.

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