State and local policy

Government agency policy records

Recorded policy actions issued by government agency authorities.

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Government agency policy records
Scope	Authority	Jurisdiction	Action	Status	Stage	Effective	Timing	Record
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 Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	More than one stage	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Local finance guidance on data center community benefits agreements Primary source
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Enacted legislation or regulation	In effect	Incentive	18 August 2026	None scheduled	Revenue program guidelines add GRID consent-order condition Primary source
West Virginia West Virginia	West Virginia Department of Commerce Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	More than one stage	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Responsible Data Center Development Plan (Commerce, August 2026) Primary source
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	None scheduled	NCDOR notice on the datacenter electricity-exemption repeal Primary source
Vermont Vermont	Vermont Department of Public Service Government agency	State	Enacted legislation or regulation	In effect	Construction	14 July 2026	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Commercial energy-code requirements for data center rooms Primary source
West Virginia West Virginia	West Virginia Department of Commerce (Department of Economic Development) Government agency	State	Enacted legislation or regulation	In effect	Permitting	1 April 2026	Scheduled 1 August 2031	145 CSR 20: certification rule for microgrid districts and high impact data centers Primary source
Mississippi Mississippi	Mississippi Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	Several dates apply; see the source	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Data Center Enterprises tax exemptions (Department of Revenue description) Primary source
Kansas Kansas	Kansas Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Incentive	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Revenue notice on the data center sales tax exemption Primary source
Iowa Iowa	Iowa Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Enacted legislation or regulation	In effect	Incentive	28 August 2024	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Revenue rules implementing the data center exemption and refunds Primary source
Wisconsin Wisconsin	Wisconsin Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Incentive	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Department of Revenue guidance on the qualified data center exemption (Fact Sheet 2114) Primary source
Illinois Illinois	Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	22 December 2022	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Data Center Investment Program administrative rules (14 Ill. Adm. Code 521) Primary source
Florida Florida	Florida Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Enacted legislation or regulation	In effect	Incentive	14 June 2022	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Rule 12A-1.108, F.A.C.: exemption for data center property 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
Alabama Alabama	Alabama Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	Several dates apply; see the source	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Chapter 9B tax abatements for data processing centers Primary source
California California	California Energy Commission Government agency	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	More than one stage	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Energy Commission data center page: demand forecasting and backup-generation permitting role Primary source
Georgia Georgia	Georgia Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	Several dates apply; see the source	Scheduled 31 December 2031	High-technology data center equipment exemption Primary source
Indiana Indiana	Indiana Economic Development Corporation Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	Several dates apply; see the source	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Data center sales-and-use tax exemption Primary source
Michigan Michigan	Michigan Strategic Fund Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	Effective date not stated in the source	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Michigan Strategic Fund enterprise data center exemption guidelines Primary source
Minnesota Minnesota	Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Government agency	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	Permitting	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Environmental Quality Board guidance on environmental review for data centers (FAQ) Primary source
New York New York	Empire State Development Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	More than one stage	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Voluntary Community Investment Framework for data center host communities Primary source
Oklahoma Oklahoma	Oklahoma Department of Commerce Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Incentive	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Commerce sheet on tax incentives available to data centers Primary source
Oregon Oregon	Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Permitting	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	DEQ streamlined air permit path for data centers with Tier 4-level backup engines 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	None scheduled	DEP template GRID consent order and agreement for data centers (model document) Primary source
South Carolina South Carolina	South Carolina Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Incentive	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Revenue Ruling #13-5: datacenter sales and use tax exemption guidance Primary source
Tennessee Tennessee	Tennessee Department of Revenue Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Incentive	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Revenue manual section on the qualified data center exemption Primary source
Texas Texas	Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	In effect	Incentive	Several dates apply; see the source	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	Data center sales-tax exemption 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	None scheduled	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	None scheduled	Ecology data center air permitting page (backup diesel generators) Primary source
Wyoming Wyoming	Wyoming Business Council Government agency	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	Incentive	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Business Ready Community managed data center cost reduction grant (program page) Primary source

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