State, local and federal policy
Reporting or resource-use requirement
Recorded actions of type Reporting or resource-use requirement. An empty result is not a national finding.
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| Scope | Authority | Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Stage | Effective | Timing | Record |
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| California California | California Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Adopted—not yet effective | Reporting | 1 January 2027 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Data center energy and sound reporting to the Energy Commission and local agencies Primary source · Reviewed alternate official source (23 September 2026) |
| California California | California Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Adopted—not yet effective | Reporting | 1 January 2027 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Data center water-use estimates and annual water-use reports Primary source · Reviewed alternate official source (23 September 2026) |
| PJM region (multistate) 14 jurisdictions listed, 14 only in part · Covered jurisdictions | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regulator or commission | Regional grid | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 12 October 2026 | No expiration date recorded | PJM: Large Load definition and registry accepted by FERC; capacity and curtailment rules rejected (ER26-3515) Primary source |
| ERCOT region, Texas Texas | Electric Reliability Council of Texas Grid operator | Regional grid | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 14 September 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | ERCOT data center state and community impact information request Primary source |
| Texas Texas | Governor of Texas Executive | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 14 September 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Water-use reporting enforcement directive Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | State Water Control Board (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality) Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 9 September 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Water withdrawal reports must show water supplied to data centers (9VAC25-200-40) Primary source |
| New Jersey New Jersey | New Jersey Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 27 August 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Semi-annual data center water and energy reports to the BPU Primary source |
| Fort Worth, Texas Texas | City of Fort Worth Local government | Local | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Construction | 11 August 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Fort Worth: water and wastewater criteria for data centers Primary source |
| Kentucky Kentucky | Governor of Kentucky Executive | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | More than one stage | 6 August 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Executive Order 2026-494: data center commitments Primary source · Archived copy (25 September 2026) |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Reporting | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | NCDOR notice on the datacenter electricity-exemption repeal Primary source |
| Nebraska Nebraska | Nebraska Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | More than one stage | 18 July 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Data center cost recovery and annual reporting duties Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Assembly Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 12 July 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Annual data center energy and water reporting Primary source |
| North Carolina North Carolina | North Carolina General Assembly Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 7 July 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Quarterly datacenter electricity-tax reporting (S.L. 2026-42) Primary source |
| Idaho Idaho | Idaho Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Operation | 1 July 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Cooling-water limit for new data centers (Idaho Code 42-252) Primary source |
| Louisiana Louisiana | Governor of Louisiana Executive | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Incentive | 25 June 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Executive Order JML 26-058: ratepayer and community protection conditions for data center incentives Primary source |
| Texas Texas | Governor of Texas Executive | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | More than one stage | 10 June 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Directive on data-center infrastructure costs Primary source |
| Utah Utah | Utah Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 6 May 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Water-use reporting for new large data centers (H.B. 76) Primary source |
| Texas Texas | Public Utility Commission of Texas Regulator or commission | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Completed | Reporting | 2 April 2026 | Ended 10 July 2026 | One-time energy and water use survey of data centers Primary source |
| Minnesota Minnesota | Minnesota Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Permitting | 15 June 2025 | No expiration date recorded | Water-use permit conditions for large data centers Primary source |
| Louisiana (LPSC-jurisdictional utilities) Louisiana | Louisiana Public Service Commission Regulator or commission | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Operation | Effective date not stated in the source | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | LPSC directive to Staff to review data-center cybersecurity effects on utility infrastructure Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | More than one stage | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | JLARC study: Data Centers in Virginia (2024) Primary source |
| District of Columbia District of Columbia | Department of Energy and Environment Government agency | District (state-level) | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | 30 April 2021 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | 2021 energy standard for the Data Center property type Primary source · Archived copy (4 October 2026) |
| California California | California Energy Commission Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | More than one stage | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | Energy Commission data center page: demand forecasting and backup-generation permitting role Primary source |
| Hawaii Hawaii | Hawaii Legislature Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Reporting | Not a binding measure | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | HCR 206 (2026): working group to study large data center impacts Primary source |
| Hawaii Hawaii | Hawaii House of Representatives Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Reporting | Not a binding measure | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | HR 196 (2026): House request for a large data center study Primary source |
| Hawaii Hawaii | Hawaii State Senate Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Reporting | Not a binding measure | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | SR 90 (2026): Senate request for a large data center study Primary source |
| City of Aurora, Illinois Illinois | Aurora City Council Local government | Local | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Operation | Effective date not stated in the source | No expiration date recorded | Aurora: data center performance, reporting and privacy code chapters (File 26-0092) Primary source |
| Chicago, Illinois Illinois | Chicago City Council Local government | Local | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Adopted; effective status unverified | Reporting | Effective status not verified | Not verified | City of Chicago: adopted data center benchmarking ordinance; effect unverified Primary source |
| Maryland Maryland | Maryland General Assembly Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | Several dates apply; see the source | Scheduled 30 June 2027 | Data center impact analysis and report (2025 ch. 10, SB 116) Primary source |
| Minnesota Minnesota | Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Permitting | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | Environmental Quality Board guidance on environmental review for data centers (FAQ) Primary source |
| Oregon Oregon | Oregon Public Utility Commission Regulator or commission | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Reporting | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | PUC POWER Act biennial report on data center load (2026) Primary source |
| Pennsylvania Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Permitting | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | DEP template GRID consent order and agreement for data centers (model document) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia General Assembly Legislature | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Reporting | Effective date not stated in the source | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Department of Energy data center waste-heat work group and report (2026 c. 591) Primary source |
| Virginia Virginia | Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Permitting | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | DEQ guidance APG-576: presumptive BACT for data center diesel generators Primary source |
| Washington Washington | Washington State Department of Ecology Government agency | State | Reporting or resource-use requirement | Informational—not binding | Permitting | Not a binding measure | No expiration date recorded | Ecology data center air permitting page (backup diesel generators) Primary source |
| Wood County, Wisconsin (all municipalities) Wisconsin | Wood County Board of Supervisors Local government | Local | Reporting or resource-use requirement | In effect | Proposal | Effective date not stated in the source | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Wood County: notice requirement for large-scale data center projects (Ord. #709) Primary source |
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