Scope
Act 21 of 2026 (Senate Bill 146) adds Fiscal Code Article XVIII-B, Subarticle B, sections 1811-B to 1816-B. Each data center of 10 megawatts or greater peak demand operating in Pennsylvania must file an annual report with the Department of Environmental Protection on its energy and water consumption for the preceding calendar year, with the first report due 1 July 2027. The Department publishes aggregate trends, and failure to report carries a civil penalty of $10,000 per day.
- Geographic scope
- Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Pennsylvania General Assembly
Dates
- Adopted
- 12 July 2026
- Effective
- 12 July 2026
- Scheduled expiration
- See completion condition
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- The subarticle states no expiration. 1 July 2027 is the first reporting deadline, not an end date.
- Source document
- 12 July 2026
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Pennsylvania's Act 21 of 2026 requires data centers of 10 megawatts or greater peak demand to report their annual energy and water consumption to the Department of Environmental Protection, beginning with a report due 1 July 2027. The Department publishes aggregate trends, and proprietary information is exempt from public disclosure. A data center that fails to report faces a civil penalty of $10,000 per day. The act was approved on 12 July 2026, and section 37(4) makes these provisions effective immediately.
What this does not establish
- Only the data center reporting subarticle of this Fiscal Code act is recorded.
- Whether any reports have been filed is not known; the first is not due until 1 July 2027.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=2026&ActNum=0021.&SessInd=0