State, local and federal policy
Statewide permit or approval pause
Recorded actions of type Statewide permit or approval pause. An empty result is not a national finding.
Action type is the legal character of the instrument. It is not a score.
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| Scope | Authority | Jurisdiction | Action | Status | Stage | Effective | Timing | Record |
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| Texas Texas | Governor of Texas Executive | State | Statewide permit or approval pause | In effect | Permitting | 21 September 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | TCEQ data-center permit pause Primary source |
| Texas Texas | Governor of Texas Executive | State | Statewide permit or approval pause | In effect | Interconnection | 3 August 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | ERCOT approval pause pending audit Primary source |
| New York New York | Governor of New York Executive | State | Statewide permit or approval pause | In effect | Permitting | 14 July 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | DEC hold on large data-center permits Primary source |
| Illinois Illinois | Governor of Illinois (directive carried out by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) Executive | State | Statewide permit or approval pause | In effect | Incentive | 1 July 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Stop in processing data center incentive applications Primary source |
| Ohio Ohio | Governor of Ohio Executive | State | Statewide permit or approval pause | In effect | Incentive | 27 May 2026 | Not stored as one date — see completion condition | Pause on new data-center exemption requests Primary source · Archived copy (1 September 2026) |
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