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October 2026 9 records

  1. City of Suffolk, Virginia: proposed zoning amendment listing data centers as a prohibited use in all districts (OTA2026-008) — source document dated Proposed
  2. Oakland, California: proposed 10-month, 15-day extension of data center moratorium ordinance (File 27-0178) — source document dated Proposed
  3. Loudoun County, Virginia: proposed pause of up to 12 months on Board votes on data center applications — source document dated Proposed
  4. City of Cleveland, Ohio: standalone data center permit pause extended to 29 January 2027 (Emergency Ordinance 1246-2026) — adopted and took effect In effect
  5. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin: temporary data-center pause effective (File 251924) In effect
  6. Unincorporated Johnson County, Iowa: data-center approval pause extended to 8 August 2027 — adopted and 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
  8. City of Memphis, Tennessee: Ordinance 5985 large-load district proposal on the October 6 agenda — source document dated Proposed
  9. City of Oakland, California: interim data-center moratorium effective (27-0050) In effect

September 2026 26 records

  1. Chicago, Illinois: adopted data center benchmarking ordinance; effect unverified — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  2. Maryland: Executive Order 01.01.2026.16: data center framework and task force — adopted and took effect In effect
  3. Pacific Gas and Electric service territory, California: CPUC draft Resolution E-5455: PG&E energization agreement for a Google data center (pending) — source document dated Pending proceeding
  4. Unincorporated Pima County, Arizona: data center development moratorium (Resolution 2026-56) — adopted and took effect In effect
  5. California: CEQA applies to data center entitlements — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  6. California: Commission assessment of data center rate structures — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  7. California: Commission tariffs for data center interconnection and service — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  8. California: Data center energy and sound reporting to the Energy Commission and local agencies — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  9. California: Data center transmission, distribution and generation tariffs required — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  10. California: Data center water-use estimates and annual water-use reports — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  11. California: Water conditions before local data center permits — adopted Adopted—not yet effective
  12. Texas: TCEQ data-center permit pause — took effect In effect
  13. Virginia: Executive Order 22: Virginia Data Center Accountability Framework — adopted and took effect In effect
  14. City of St. Louis, Missouri: data center zoning regulations (Ordinance 72181) — adopted and took effect In effect
  15. City of St. Louis, Missouri: no city tax incentives for data centers (Ordinance 72182) — adopted and took effect In effect
  16. Nevada: Minimum terms for data center tax abatement applications — adopted and took effect In effect
  17. City of Memphis, Tennessee: proposed large-scale data center development standards (Ord. 5986) — source document dated Proposed
  18. City of Memphis, Tennessee: proposed temporary data center permit moratorium (Ord. 5982) — source document dated Proposed
  19. Wood County, Wisconsin (all municipalities): notice requirement for large-scale data center projects (Ord. #709) — adopted In effect
  20. City of Boston, Massachusetts: proposed council order on a zoning text amendment to prohibit data centers (Docket 2026-1718) — source document dated Proposed
  21. ERCOT region, Texas: ERCOT data center state and community impact information request — adopted and took effect In effect
  22. Texas: Water-use reporting enforcement directive — took effect In effect
  23. City of Foley, Alabama: six-month moratorium on data center and cryptocurrency mining applications — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  24. Virginia: Water withdrawal reports must show water supplied to data centers (9VAC25-200-40) — took effect In effect
  25. Leola site, FEM Electric Association service area, South Dakota: SD PUC EL24-027: electric provider assigned for the Leola data center — adopted In effect
  26. Unincorporated Lake County, Illinois: temporary moratorium on data centers — adopted and took effect In effect

August 2026 26 records

  1. AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Company) service territory, Ohio: AEP Ohio Schedule DCT data center tariff sheets — source document dated In effect
  2. AEP Ohio service territory, Ohio: PUCO interim SSO rules for AEP Ohio data center customers — took effect In effect
  3. Durham County, North Carolina: nine-month moratorium on data centers over 100,000 square feet — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  4. New Jersey: End Data Center Tax Credits Act cuts Next New Jersey credits — adopted and took effect In effect
  5. New Jersey: Semi-annual data center water and energy reports to the BPU — adopted and took effect In effect
  6. Unincorporated Pierce County, Washington: one-year pause on permits for data centers over 10 MW in unincorporated areas (Ord. O2026-557) — took effect In effect
  7. Delaware: Large energy use facility rate class and service agreements (85 Del. Laws c. 440) — adopted and took effect In effect
  8. Delaware: Public bodies barred from data center nondisclosure agreements (85 Del. Laws c. 447) — adopted and took effect In effect
  9. New Jersey: Local finance guidance on data center community benefits agreements — source document dated Informational—not binding
  10. Big Rivers Electric Corporation and Kenergy Corp. service to the Hawesville data center campus, Hancock County, Kentucky: Big Rivers/Kenergy service agreement for the TeraWulf Hawesville data center approved — adopted In effect
  11. ERCOT power region, Texas: Order letting ERCOT delay Batch Zero classification during the data-center audit — adopted and took effect In effect
  12. ERCOT region in Texas: ERCOT large-load interconnection pause — source document dated In effect
  13. Pennsylvania: Executive Order 2026-05 data center permitting and incentive conditions — adopted and took effect In effect
  14. Pennsylvania: Revenue program guidelines add GRID consent-order condition — took effect In effect
  15. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro, Kentucky: temporary data center and telecommunications hotel moratorium — adopted In effect
  16. Town of Newport, New York: one-year pause on data center and cryptocurrency mining approvals (Local Law 4 of 2026) — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  17. Fort Worth, Texas: water and wastewater criteria for data centers — adopted and took effect In effect
  18. West Virginia: Responsible Data Center Development Plan (Commerce, August 2026) — source document dated Informational—not binding
  19. Kentucky: Executive Order 2026-494: data center commitments — adopted and took effect In effect
  20. Lucas County, Iowa: one-year moratorium on data center permitting and construction ( resolution) In effect
  21. Entergy Louisiana service territory, Louisiana: Entergy Louisiana certification case for the Meta Evest data center (U-37882) — source document dated Pending proceeding
  22. Massachusetts: HD.6293 physical AI infrastructure (data center) transparency provisions (filed petition) — source document dated Proposed
  23. Texas: ERCOT approval pause pending audit — took effect In effect
  24. Tukwila, Washington: one-year moratorium on applications for data centers over 20 MVA (Ordinance 2795) — adopted and took effect In effect
  25. ERCOT region, Texas: ERCOT definition of Large Computational Load (NPRR 1308) — took effect In effect
  26. ERCOT region, Texas: ERCOT ride-through requirements for large computational loads (NOGRR 282) — took effect In effect

July 2026 51 records

  1. Iowa County, Iowa: 12-month moratorium on data center development applications (Resolution 2026-07-31) — adopted and took effect In effect
  2. Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee: zoning code data center use categories and conditions (BL2026-1391) — took effect In effect
  3. Unincorporated Bannock County, Idaho: 180-day data center application moratorium — adopted and took effect In effect
  4. Worcester County, Maryland: 12-month pause on data center and cable landing station permits (Resolution 26-18) — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  5. Maine: Data centers excluded from business equipment exemption and Dirigo incentives — took effect In effect
  6. Hillsboro, Oregon: 120-day pause on new data center land use applications — adopted and took effect In effect
  7. Otter Tail Power Company South Dakota service area: Otter Tail proposed high power compute rate for data center load — source document dated Pending proceeding
  8. Frederick County, Maryland: frederick data center zoning ordinance not subject to referendum — source document dated In effect
  9. Massachusetts: Senate amendment 193 (S.3213) data center clean-energy and water permit conditions (rejected) (did not pass) — source document dated Did not pass
  10. North Carolina: NCDOR notice on the datacenter electricity-exemption repeal — issued Informational—not binding
  11. Seattle, Washington: new large data center loads served only by contract — source document dated In effect
  12. Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee: temporary data center permit moratorium (BL2026-1448, ended) (expired) — adopted Expired
  13. City of Cleveland, Ohio: temporary moratorium on data center permits (Ord. 556-2026) — took effect In effect
  14. Nebraska: Executive order on state incentives and a data center task force — adopted In effect
  15. Van Buren County, Tennessee: two-year data center moratorium resolution (Resolution 506) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  16. Nebraska: Data center cost recovery and annual reporting duties — took effect In effect
  17. Borough of North Plainfield, New Jersey: data centers prohibited within any zone (Ordinance 26-10) — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  18. Fillmore County, Nebraska: 24-month moratorium on new data center applications (Resolution 2026-10) — adopted and took effect In effect
  19. New York: DEC hold on large data-center permits — took effect In effect
  20. Town of York, New York: 12-month pause on data center land use approvals and permits (Local Law 3 of 2026) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  21. Vermont: Commercial energy-code requirements for data center rooms — took effect In effect
  22. Baltimore City, Maryland: proposed data center over 5 MW moratorium (Bill 26-0217) — source document dated Proposed
  23. Pennsylvania: Annual data center energy and water reporting — adopted and took effect In effect
  24. Portland General Electric service territory in Oregon: PGE large-load tariff compliance approval — source document dated In effect
  25. Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 18-month data center development-approval moratorium — took effect In effect
  26. Portland General Electric service territory, Oregon: PGE Schedule 496 Data Center Cost-of-Service Opt-Out (20,000 kW and above) — took effect In effect
  27. Portland General Electric service territory, Oregon: PGE Schedule 596 Data Center Direct Access Service (20,000 kW and above) — took effect In effect
  28. Portland General Electric service territory, Oregon: PGE Schedule 96 Data Center Standard Service (20,000 kW and above) — took effect In effect
  29. New Jersey: Large data center electric service standards required of the BPU — adopted and took effect In effect
  30. North Carolina: Quarterly datacenter electricity-tax reporting (S.L. 2026-42) — adopted and took effect In effect
  31. North Carolina: S.L. 2026-41 s. 44.4 repeals datacenter electricity exemptions — adopted and took effect In effect
  32. Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison service territories, Ohio: PUCO review of FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' proposed data center tariff — source document dated Pending proceeding
  33. Prince George's County, Maryland: two-year pause on data center subdivision and site plans (CR-066-2026) — adopted and took effect In effect
  34. Unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia: data center application moratorium extended to 30 March 2027 — adopted and took effect In effect
  35. Independence, Missouri: 180-day pause on new data center and battery storage permits and applications — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  36. Kingwood Township, New Jersey: data centers prohibited in all zoning districts (Ordinance 15-2026) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  37. Arizona: Pause on new data-center tax-relief applications — took effect In effect
  38. Dominion Energy Virginia service territory, Virginia: Dominion tariff sheet collecting the Data Center Electricity Consumption Tax — took effect In effect
  39. Florida: SB 484 (2026): large load tariffs and large-scale data center water permits (ch. 2026-65) — took effect In effect
  40. Idaho: Cooling-water limit for new data centers (Idaho Code 42-252) — took effect In effect
  41. Illinois: Stop in processing data center incentive applications — took effect In effect
  42. Indiana: HEA 1210 (2026): local payment condition on new data center sales tax certificates — took effect In effect
  43. Massachusetts: S.3166 conditions on the qualified data center exemption — source document dated Proposed
  44. Nebraska: LB 901 (2026) repeal of the data center sales tax exemption — took effect In effect
  45. Oklahoma: Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026 (HB 2992) — took effect In effect
  46. PPL Electric Utilities service territory, Pennsylvania: PPL Rate Schedule LP-6 for large load (data center) interconnections — took effect In effect
  47. South Dakota: PUC may charge data centers for reviewing service agreements — took effect In effect
  48. South Dakota: Separate electric service terms and water reporting for data centers — took effect In effect
  49. Virginia: Data center air permits: Tier 4 equivalent generator emission limits (Va. Code 10.1-1322.6) — took effect In effect
  50. Virginia: Data Center Electricity Consumption Tax (2026 Special Session I budget, Item 3-5.24) — took effect In effect
  51. Washington: Replacement-equipment exemption removed — took effect In effect

June 2026 35 records

  1. Delaware: SB 353 (2026): proposed statewide data center moratorium — source document dated Proposed
  2. Alabama Power service territory, Alabama: Generic proceeding on Alabama Power contracts with large load data centers — source document dated Pending proceeding
  3. Montana-Dakota Utilities service near Center, North Dakota: ND PSC PU-26-235: MDU service agreement for a data center near Center (pending) — source document dated Pending proceeding
  4. Louisiana: Executive Order JML 26-058: ratepayer and community protection conditions for data center incentives — adopted and took effect In effect
  5. Town of East Fishkill, New York: three-year data center moratorium (Local Law No. 3 of 2026) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  6. Hernando County, Florida: 365-day moratorium on data center development orders and permits (Ordinance 2026-15) — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  7. Mansfield Township (Warren County), New Jersey: data centers prohibited in all zones (Ordinance 019-2026) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  8. City of Homewood, Alabama: temporary moratorium on new large-scale data center applications and expansions — source document dated Adopted; effective status unverified
  9. Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska: title 21 data center use standards — source document dated In effect
  10. Woodbury County, Iowa: 12-month moratorium on data center development applications (Resolution 14064) — adopted and took effect In effect
  11. Otter Tail Power Company service area, North Dakota: Otter Tail proposed high power compute rate for data center load — source document dated Pending proceeding
  12. NIPSCO electric service territory, Indiana: IURC Cause 46322: NIPSCO special contract for Amazon data centers — adopted and took effect In effect
  13. Prairieville Township, Michigan: one-year moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance No. 187) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  14. Baltimore City, Maryland: temporary citywide prohibition of data centers as a zoning use (Ord. 26-128) — adopted In effect
  15. Illinois: Data Center Investment program tax exemptions and credits — source document dated In effect
  16. Illinois: Public Act 104-0468 amendment to the data center investment section — adopted and took effect In effect
  17. Adams County, Iowa: 24-month moratorium on data center permits and approvals (Resolution 2026-25) — adopted and took effect In effect
  18. Unincorporated Boulder County, Colorado: six-month pause on data center and detention center planning applications — source document dated In effect
  19. Oldmans Township, New Jersey: data centers prohibited in all zoning districts (Ordinance 2026-09) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  20. Seattle, Washington: one-year emergency pause on data center applications — took effect In effect
  21. Texas: Directive on data-center infrastructure costs — adopted and took effect In effect
  22. Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky: data center zoning and permit pause extended to 31 October 2027 — adopted and took effect In effect
  23. Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky: Resolution R-236-2026 initiating data center zoning amendments — adopted and took effect In effect
  24. Union Township (Union County), New Jersey: AI data centers added to prohibited uses (Ordinance 5915) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  25. Charlotte and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, North Carolina: data center application moratorium with an approved extension — adopted and took effect In effect
  26. Iron County, Utah: 180-day pause on data center, data center power plant and solar applications (Ordinance 2026-13) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  27. Town of New Denmark, Wisconsin: one-year moratorium on approval and siting of data centers (Resolution 2026-04) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  28. Unincorporated Nassau County, Florida: 12-month pause on data center rezoning, permit and site plan applications (Ord. 2026-044) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  29. Oregon: Enterprise-zone limits for data centers — took effect In effect
  30. Dane County, Wisconsin (towns under county zoning): 18-month pause on hyperscale data center zoning permits — adopted In effect
  31. New Jersey: Responsible Data Center Development and Resource Protection Act (introduced) — source document dated Proposed
  32. Alabama: Limits on data processing center tax abatements (Act 2026-573) — took effect In effect
  33. City of Reno, Nevada: pause on data center conditional use permit applications to 31 August 2027 (council resolution) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  34. Cortland, Ohio: pause of up to one year on data center permit applications (Ordinance O-21-26) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  35. Illinois: Emission standards for data center backup generator permits — took effect In effect

May 2026 17 records

  1. Utah: Executive Order 2026-03: data center framework for state agencies — adopted and took effect In effect
  2. Vermont: Veto of H.727 sustainable data center deployment bill — adopted Completed
  3. Lyndon Township, Michigan: 12-month pause on data center permits and approvals (Resolution 26-06) — took effect In effect
  4. Ohio: Pause on new data-center exemption requests — took effect In effect
  5. Denver, Colorado: one-year pause on data center zoning permits and site plans — took effect In effect
  6. Meridian Charter Township, Michigan: six-month moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance 2026-03) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  7. San Angelo, Texas: zoning standards for data centers (Sec. 430) — adopted and took effect In effect
  8. South Carolina: Act 242 (2026): data centers excluded from new provider tax exemption — adopted and took effect In effect
  9. Chesaning Township, Michigan: 12-month data center moratorium (Ordinance No. 26-001) — took effect In effect
  10. Elko New Market, Minnesota: data center moratorium until 13 May 2027 (Interim Ordinance No. 345) — adopted and took effect In effect
  11. Brewer, Maine: tiered data center standards; 20 MW and over prohibited — adopted In effect
  12. Maryland (the construction limit applies only in Baltimore City): Utility RELIEF Act data center provisions (2026 ch. 353, HB 1532) — adopted In effect
  13. Portland General Electric service territory in Oregon: PGE data-center cost-allocation order — took effect In effect
  14. Florence Township (Erie County), Ohio: 12-month pause on data center zoning permits (Resolution 2026-25) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  15. Utah: Local incentives for large load data centers barred from May 2027 — took effect In effect
  16. Utah: Water-use reporting for new large data centers (H.B. 76) — took effect In effect
  17. Town of Smithfield, Rhode Island: zoning amendment listing data centers as not permitted — adopted In effect

April 2026 12 records

  1. Baltimore City, Maryland: proposed data center conditional use with health equity assessment (Bill 26-0174) — source document dated Proposed
  2. Hawaii: HCR 206 (2026): working group to study large data center impacts — issued Informational—not binding
  3. Maine: Veto of L.D. 307 data center moratorium bill — adopted Completed
  4. AES Indiana service territory, Indiana: IURC Cause 46394: AES Indiana agreements for a planned Monrovia data center (pending) — source document dated Pending proceeding
  5. Dickey County, North Dakota: zoning standards for data centers — took effect In effect
  6. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: data center rezoning and permit moratorium to 31 December 2026 (emergency ordinance) — adopted and took effect In effect
  7. Luna Pier, Michigan: one-year moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance No. 251) — took effect In effect
  8. California: Rate design rulemaking that includes data center rates — source document dated Pending proceeding
  9. Hawaii: HR 196 (2026): House request for a large data center study — issued Informational—not binding
  10. Hawaii: SR 90 (2026): Senate request for a large data center study — issued Informational—not binding
  11. Texas: One-time energy and water use survey of data centers (completed) — took effect Completed
  12. West Virginia: 145 CSR 20: certification rule for microgrid districts and high impact data centers — adopted and took effect In effect

March 2026 8 records

  1. DTE Electric service territory, Michigan: MPSC Case U-21990: rehearing and reopening of Saline data center contracts denied — adopted In effect
  2. City of Aurora, Illinois: data center facility conditional use and performance standards (File 26-0112) — adopted In effect
  3. City of Aurora, Illinois: data center performance, reporting and privacy code chapters (File 26-0092) — adopted In effect
  4. Pacific Gas and Electric service territory, California: CPUC Resolution E-5433: PG&E transmission energization agreement for a Menlo Equities data center — adopted and took effect In effect
  5. Comstock Charter Township, Michigan: one-year moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance No. 565) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  6. Erie Township, Michigan: one-year moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance No. 132) — took effect In effect
  7. West Virginia: HB 4983 (2026) authorizes the 145 CSR 20 certification rule — took effect In effect
  8. Indiana: HEA 1406 (2026) section 27: state study of data center tax incentives and impacts — adopted In effect

February 2026 7 records

  1. Marengo Township, Michigan: one-year data center moratorium (Ordinance No. 2026-1) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  2. Big Rapids Charter Township, Michigan: one-year data center moratorium (Data Center Moratorium Ordinance) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  3. New York: Sales tax exemption for Internet data center operators — source document dated In effect
  4. Consumers Energy electric service territory, Michigan: MPSC Case U-21859: rehearing of Consumers Energy large load terms denied — adopted In effect
  5. Monclova Township, Ohio: 12-month pause on data center applications and approvals (Resolution 02172026-01) — adopted and took effect In effect
  6. New York: Large-load interconnection proceeding (Energize NY Development) — source document dated Pending proceeding
  7. Unincorporated Chatham County, North Carolina: 12-month pause on data center and cryptocurrency mining permitting (File 26-0061) — adopted and took effect In effect

January 2026 6 records

  1. Kansas City, Missouri: data center zoning use standards (Ordinance 251031) — adopted In effect
  2. Pacific Gas and Electric service territory, California: CPUC Resolution E-5439: PG&E transmission energization agreement for a Microsoft data center — adopted and took effect In effect
  3. Madison, Wisconsin: temporary pause on data center zoning certificates — adopted In effect
  4. Mississippi: Data Center Enterprises tax exemptions (Department of Revenue description) — source document dated In effect
  5. California: Commission assessment of data center cost shifts — took effect In effect
  6. Indiana: HEA 1601 (2025): data center exemption chapter extended to quantum and advanced computing networks — took effect In effect

December 2025 5 records

  1. Derry, New Hampshire: definition of a data center or information-processing facility — took effect In effect
  2. DTE Electric service territory, Michigan: MPSC Case U-21990: DTE special contracts for the Saline Township data center — adopted In effect
  3. Maryland: Data center impact analysis and report (2025 ch. 10, SB 116) — adopted In effect
  4. Evergy Missouri Metro and Evergy Missouri West service territories, Missouri: Missouri PSC approval of Evergy large load power service plan — took effect In effect
  5. Massachusetts: HD.5404 data center electricity cost petition — source document dated Proposed

November 2025 3 records

  1. Barberton, Ohio: council moratorium on data centers within the city (Ordinance No. 157-2025) — adopted Adopted; effective status unverified
  2. Consumers Energy electric service territory, Michigan: MPSC Case U-21859: Consumers Energy Rate GPD large load terms — adopted In effect
  3. Unincorporated Johnson County, Iowa: 2025 data-center approval pause, later extended (superseded) — adopted and took effect Superseded

October 2025 3 records

  1. East Kentucky Power Cooperative owner-member service territories, Kentucky: EKPC Data Center Power Tariff (Rate DCP) approved — adopted and took effect In effect
  2. Pacific Gas and Electric service territory, California: CPUC Resolution E-5420: PG&E transmission energization agreement for a STACK Infrastructure data center — adopted and took effect In effect
  3. California: AB 93 data center water-use reporting (vetoed) — source document dated Vetoed

September 2025 6 records

  1. Ohio: Data center equipment sales-tax exemption — source document dated In effect
  2. Doña Ana County, New Mexico: Project Jupiter industrial revenue bond authorization — adopted In effect
  3. Prince George's County, Maryland: six-month data center subdivision pause (CR-098-2025, expired) — adopted and took effect Expired
  4. AEP Ohio service territory, Ohio: PUCO denial of rehearing on the AEP Ohio data center tariff — adopted In effect
  5. Delmarva Power & Light Company service territory, Delaware: Delmarva interconnection pause for prospective loads of 25 MW or more — adopted and took effect In effect
  6. Delmarva Power & Light Company service territory, Delaware: Delmarva large load tariff proceeding (Docket 25-0826) — source document dated Pending proceeding

August 2025 3 records

  1. Entergy Louisiana service territory, Louisiana: LPSC Order U-37425: Entergy resources for a Richland Parish data center — adopted and took effect In effect
  2. Mesa, Arizona: data centers only through council-authorized PAD overlay — took effect In effect
  3. Florida: HB 7031 (2025) section 46 amends the data center property exemption — took effect In effect

July 2025 10 records

  1. AEP Ohio service territory, Ohio: PUCO approval of AEP Ohio data center tariff pages — adopted In effect
  2. West Virginia: HB 2014: certified microgrid and high impact data center program; local preemption — took effect In effect
  3. Wisconsin: 2025 Wisconsin Act 16: data center tax incremental district exception — took effect In effect
  4. Kansas: Revenue notice on the data center sales tax exemption — source document dated Informational—not binding
  5. Phoenix, Arizona: data center definition, design standards and special permit — adopted In effect
  6. Indiana: SEA 431 (2025): conditions on data center construction by foreign-adversary companies — took effect In effect
  7. Kansas: Qualified data center 20-year sales tax exemption — took effect In effect
  8. Kansas: Qualified data centers excluded from economic development electric rate discounts — took effect In effect
  9. Kansas: Security review before incentives for qualified data centers — took effect In effect
  10. Minnesota: Electricity exemption removed after June 2025 — took effect In effect

June 2025 9 records

  1. Ohio: H.B. 96 cutoff on new data center exemption agreements (item vetoed) — source document dated Vetoed
  2. Kentucky: HB 775 (2025), Acts ch. 98, sec. 34: qualified data center project investment thresholds — took effect In effect
  3. Unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia: proposed data center definition and development standards (TA 2025-0972) (did not pass) — source document dated Did not pass
  4. Clarke County, Iowa: temporary moratorium on data center construction (Resolution 25-011) — adopted and took effect In effect
  5. Oregon: POWER Act: separate rate class for 20 MW+ large energy use facilities (data centers) — adopted and took effect In effect
  6. Minnesota: Annual fee on qualified large-scale data centers — took effect In effect
  7. Minnesota: Water-use permit conditions for large data centers — took effect In effect
  8. Minnesota: 2025 data center act (H.F. 16) — adopted In effect
  9. Iowa: 2025 duration limits on data center fuel and electricity exemptions — adopted and took effect In effect

May 2025 2 records

  1. Maryland: Governor veto of SB 116 / HB 270 (2025) data center impact analysis, later overridden for SB 116 — adopted Completed
  2. Montana: 2025 amendments to data center property class and sale of data center power — adopted and took effect In effect

April 2025 6 records

  1. West Virginia: High impact data center property valuation and tax distribution — adopted In effect
  2. Santee Cooper service territory, South Carolina: Santee Cooper experimental large load rate schedule L-25-LL — adopted and took effect In effect
  3. California: AB 1095 data center waste-heat financing (did not pass) — source document dated Did not pass
  4. Michigan: Enterprise data center sales tax exemption — took effect In effect
  5. Arkansas: Act 548 of 2025 amendments to the data center sales and use tax exemption — adopted In effect
  6. Michigan: Enterprise data center use tax exemption — took effect In effect

March 2025 1 record

  1. Louisiana (LPSC-jurisdictional utilities): LPSC directive to Staff to review data-center cybersecurity effects on utility infrastructure — adopted In effect

February 2025 2 records

  1. Iowa: Revenue rules implementing the data center exemption and refunds — source document dated In effect
  2. Washington: Data Center Workgroup order — adopted and took effect In effect

January 2025 2 records

  1. Marana, Arizona: data centers only through specific-plan rezoning — took effect In effect
  2. Appalachian Power service territory, Virginia: APCo Virginia economic development rider excludes mobile data centers — took effect In effect

December 2024 2 records

  1. Virginia: JLARC study: Data Centers in Virginia (2024) — source document dated Informational—not binding
  2. Louisiana: Sales and use tax exemption for approved data center facilities — took effect In effect

November 2024 1 record

  1. Massachusetts: Qualified data center sales and use tax exemption (St. 2024, c. 238) — adopted In effect

September 2024 2 records

  1. Fairfax County, Virginia: data center zoning amendment (ZO 112.1-2024-9) — took effect In effect
  2. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. South Dakota electric service area: Montana-Dakota South Dakota Rate 45 for data center-type loads — took effect In effect

August 2024 1 record

  1. Montana-Dakota Utilities service to the Leola site, South Dakota: SD PUC EL24-028: MDU Rate 45 service agreement with Leola Data Center (pending) — source document dated Pending proceeding

July 2024 5 records

  1. Wisconsin: Department of Revenue guidance on the qualified data center exemption (Fact Sheet 2114) — source document dated Informational—not binding
  2. New Jersey: Next New Jersey Program tax credits for AI and AI data center businesses — adopted and took effect In effect
  3. Kentucky: Data center equipment sales-tax exemption — took effect In effect
  4. Kentucky: Qualified data center project approval program (KRS 154.20-226) — took effect In effect
  5. Maryland: Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024 (ch. 411, SB 474) — took effect In effect

May 2024 1 record

  1. Arkansas: Act 173 amendments to the Arkansas Data Centers Act — adopted and took effect In effect

January 2024 2 records

  1. Mississippi: Major Economic Impact Act amendments for certain data center projects (2024) — adopted and took effect In effect
  2. Sarpy County, Nebraska (county zoning jurisdiction): zoning districts where data centers are allowed — source document dated In effect

October 2023 2 records

  1. Wisconsin: Qualified data center certification by WEDC (Wis. Stat. 238.40) — took effect In effect
  2. Wisconsin: Qualified data center sales and use tax exemption (Wis. Stat. 77.54(70)) — took effect In effect

July 2023 1 record

  1. Montana-Dakota Utilities electric service area, North Dakota: Montana-Dakota Rate 45 for data center-type high density loads (10 MW and above) — took effect In effect

May 2023 1 record

  1. Idaho Power Company service territory, Idaho: IPUC Order 35777: Idaho Power special contract for a data center — adopted In effect

April 2023 2 records

  1. Arkansas: Act 819 of 2023 data center sales and use tax exemption — adopted In effect
  2. Arkansas: Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023 (Act 851) — adopted In effect

December 2022 2 records

  1. Illinois: Data Center Investment Program administrative rules (14 Ill. Adm. Code 521) — took effect In effect
  2. Chandler, Arizona: data centers limited to planned-area approval — adopted In effect

June 2022 1 record

  1. Florida: Rule 12A-1.108, F.A.C.: exemption for data center property — took effect In effect

May 2022 1 record

  1. Georgia: Act 842 revises thresholds and extends exemption — adopted and took effect In effect

January 2022 1 record

  1. Pennsylvania: Computer data center equipment sales and use tax exemption — took effect In effect

July 2021 1 record

  1. Connecticut: Qualified data center tax exemptions (section 32-286) — took effect In effect

April 2021 2 records

  1. District of Columbia: 2021 energy standard for the Data Center property type — adopted and took effect In effect
  2. Arizona: 2021 extension of the data center certification cutoff to 2033 — adopted In effect

July 2020 2 records

  1. Idaho: Sales and use tax exemption for data center server equipment — took effect In effect
  2. Maryland: Qualified data center sales and use tax exemption (Tax-General 11-239) — took effect In effect

August 2018 1 record

  1. Missouri: Data storage center sales and use tax exemption — took effect In effect

January 2015 1 record

  1. North Dakota: Earlier data center sales tax exemption (expired 2020) — took effect Expired

January 2013 1 record

  1. Nebraska: Former sales tax exemption for data center property used outside Nebraska (repealed) — took effect Repealed

July 2010 1 record

  1. Virginia: Data center retail sales-tax exemption — took effect In effect

Coming up

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  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. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: data center rezoning and permit moratorium to (emergency ordinance) In effect
  4. California: CEQA applies to data center entitlements — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  5. California: Commission assessment of data center rate structures — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  6. California: Commission tariffs for data center interconnection and service — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  7. California: Data center energy and sound reporting to the Energy Commission and local agencies — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  8. California: Data center transmission, distribution and generation tariffs required — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  9. California: Data center water-use estimates and annual water-use reports — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  10. California: Water conditions before local data center permits — scheduled to take effect Adopted—not yet effective
  11. Unincorporated Bannock County, Idaho: 180-day data center application moratorium — scheduled to expire In effect
  12. City of Cleveland, Ohio: standalone data center permit pause extended to (Emergency Ordinance 1246-2026) In effect
  13. Unincorporated Chatham County, North Carolina: 12-month pause on data center and cryptocurrency mining permitting (File 26-0061) — scheduled to expire In effect
  14. Monclova Township, Ohio: 12-month pause on data center applications and approvals (Resolution 02172026-01) — scheduled to expire In effect
  15. Unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia: data center application moratorium extended to In effect
  16. Luna Pier, Michigan: one-year moratorium on data center applications (Ordinance No. 251) — scheduled to expire In effect
  17. Unincorporated Lake County, Illinois: temporary moratorium on data centers — scheduled to expire In effect
  18. Elko New Market, Minnesota: data center moratorium until (Interim Ordinance No. 345) In effect
  19. Chesaning Township, Michigan: 12-month data center moratorium (Ordinance No. 26-001) — scheduled to expire In effect
  20. Denver, Colorado: one-year pause on data center zoning permits and site plans — scheduled to expire In effect
  21. Seattle, Washington: one-year emergency pause on data center applications — scheduled to expire In effect
  22. Woodbury County, Iowa: 12-month moratorium on data center development applications (Resolution 14064) — scheduled to expire In effect
  23. Maryland: Data center impact analysis and report (2025 ch. 10, SB 116) — scheduled to expire In effect
  24. Indiana: HEA 1406 (2026) section 27: state study of data center tax incentives and impacts — scheduled to expire In effect
  25. Iowa County, Iowa: 12-month moratorium on data center development applications (Resolution 2026-07-31) — scheduled to expire In effect
  26. Tukwila, Washington: one-year moratorium on applications for data centers over 20 MVA (Ordinance 2795) — scheduled to expire In effect
  27. Unincorporated Johnson County, Iowa: data-center approval pause extended to In effect
  28. Charlotte and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, North Carolina: data center application moratorium with an approved extension — scheduled to expire In effect
  29. Lexington-Fayette Urban County, Kentucky: data center zoning and permit pause extended to In effect
  30. Santa Fe County, New Mexico: 18-month data center development-approval moratorium — scheduled to expire In effect
  31. Adams County, Iowa: 24-month moratorium on data center permits and approvals (Resolution 2026-25) — scheduled to expire In effect
  32. Dominion Energy Virginia service territory, Virginia: Dominion tariff sheet collecting the Data Center Electricity Consumption Tax — scheduled to expire In effect
  33. Fillmore County, Nebraska: 24-month moratorium on new data center applications (Resolution 2026-10) — scheduled to expire In effect
  34. Santee Cooper service territory, South Carolina: Santee Cooper experimental large load rate schedule L-25-LL — scheduled to expire In effect
  35. Arizona: Pause on new data-center tax-relief applications — scheduled to expire In effect
  36. California: Commission assessment of data center cost shifts — scheduled to expire In effect
  37. West Virginia: 145 CSR 20: certification rule for microgrid districts and high impact data centers — scheduled to expire In effect
  38. Georgia: Act 842 revises thresholds and extends exemption — scheduled to expire In effect
  39. Georgia: High-technology data center equipment exemption — scheduled to expire In effect
  40. Washington: Large-county data center sales-tax exemption — scheduled to expire In effect
  41. Washington: Large-county data center use-tax exemption — scheduled to expire In effect
  42. Washington: Rural-county data center sales-tax exemption — scheduled to expire In effect
  43. Washington: Rural-county data center use-tax exemption — scheduled to expire In effect
  44. West Virginia: High impact data center property valuation and tax distribution — scheduled to expire In effect
  45. Nevada: Partial tax abatement for a data center — scheduled to expire In effect

Passed without a recorded outcome

No scheduled date before 30 October 2026 is waiting for a recorded outcome.