Sourced state, local, utility and federal data-center policy records, newest dated action first: adoption, effective or source-document dates. Entry dates are the dates of the policy actions, not the dates DataCenterData added or re-checked a record. tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:insights/policy 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z DataCenterDatahttps://datacenterdata.com/about/ Entry text © DataCenterData. Linked source documents keep their own rights and are not republished. DataCenterData build tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:va-suffolk-ota2026-008-data-center-prohibition:source:2026-10-21 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Proposed. A City of Suffolk council packet prepared for the 21 October 2026 City Council regular session presents a public hearing on Ordinance Text Amendment OTA2026-008.

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Proposed. Oakland file 27-0178, created on 21 October 2026, is a proposed interim emergency ordinance that would extend Interim Emergency Ordinance No. 13899 C.M.S., the city's temporary moratorium on approving land use entitlements and agreements for the development or operation of data centers, for ten months and fifteen days.

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Proposed. On 15 September 2026 a majority of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted for future consideration of a resolution that, if approved, would pause the Board's action on data center and electrical substation applications that require legislative approval for up to 12 months.

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In effect. Cleveland City Council passed Emergency Ordinance No. 1246-2026 on 19 October 2026, and the council's legislative record lists the same day as its effective date.

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In effect. Milwaukee Legistar records File 251924 as passed on 13 October 2026, signed on 14 October, published on 16 October and effective on 17 October.

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In effect. On 15 October 2026, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 10-15-26-01 by a vote of five ayes.

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Adopted; effective status unverified. Manatee County announced on 8 October 2026 that its Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 26-42 after the second and final public hearing.

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Proposed. The Memphis City Council agenda headed October 6, 2026 lists Ordinance No. 5985, sponsored by Councilman Spinosa, for third and final reading.

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In effect. The City Clerk Notice and Digest posted with Oakland file 27-0050 states adoption on 6 October 2026 with seven ayes and immediate effect upon adoption.

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Adopted; effective status unverified. The Chicago City Council passed Substitute Ordinance SO2026-0027165 as substituted and amended on 23 September 2026, according to the City Clerk’s final matter record.

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In effect. Governor Wes Moore signed Executive Order 01.01.2026.16 on 23 September 2026, effective immediately.

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Pending proceeding. PG&E asked the California Public Utilities Commission in December 2025 (Advice Letter 7785-E) to approve an agreement to energize a new 250 megawatt data center load for Google LLC at transmission level.

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In effect. Pima County approved Resolution No. 2026-56 as amended on 22 September 2026, placing an immediate moratorium on covered new data center development in unincorporated Pima County while the county updates its zoning code.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California SB 887, approved and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 439, makes the California Environmental Quality Act apply to entitlements for developing and operating a data center, defines data center for that purpose and bars categorical exemptions for such projects as specified.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California SB 1168, approved and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 440, requires the Public Utilities Commission to assess, in a new or existing proceeding, rate structures that make data centers pay a reasonable share of transmission and distribution costs and their proportionate share of load-driven procurement, while easing cost pressure on residential customers, including low-income program customers.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California SB 886, approved and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 438, requires the Public Utilities Commission by 1 January 2028 to set new tariffs or rules for interconnection of, and electric service to, participating data center customers that prevent stranded costs or cost shifts to other customers.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California AB 1577, approved by the Governor and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 434, adds data center reporting duties.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California AB 2383, approved and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 435, adds Public Utilities Code sections on data center electric tariffs.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California AB 2619, approved and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 437, requires data center owners or operators to give their water supplier and the city or county a good faith water-use estimate at initial business licensing, under penalty of perjury, and to report the previous year's total and direct water use and cooling system type at each license renewal.

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Adopted—not yet effective. California AB 2469, approved and chaptered on 21 September 2026 as chapter 436, bars cities and counties from approving a permit or entitlement for construction of a data center, or an expansion that increases maximum peak water use, unless the applicant provides a water supply assessment, projected water use and efficiency measures, workforce disclosures and, from 1 January 2028, a water scarcity plan, and pays for required water infrastructure.

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In effect. On 21 September 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt permits sought by data centers and to pause issuance of permits related to data center projects until ERCOT completes its review.

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In effect. Virginia Executive Order 22, signed on 18 September 2026 and effective on signing, launches a Data Center Accountability Framework.

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In effect. The City of St. Louis adopted Ordinance 72181, from Board Bill 49, which adds Section 26.77 to the Zoning Code with zoning regulations for data centers.

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In effect. The City of St. Louis adopted Ordinance 72182, from Board Bill 55, which adds definitions and a section to Chapter 3.160 of the Revised Code prohibiting the award of tax incentives to data centers.

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In effect. Nevada Executive Order 2026-005, signed on 17 September 2026 and effective immediately, sets minimum terms before the Governor's Office of Economic Development may bring a data center's NRS 360.754 partial tax abatement application to the Board of Economic Development, including keeping a combined sales and use tax rate of at least 4.6 percent.

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Proposed. Memphis Ordinance No. 5986 would add large-scale data center rules to the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code, covering siting and development standards, closed-loop cooling and limits on local water withdrawals, water monitoring, renewable-electricity requirements, expansion of existing facilities, and disclosure, reporting and penalties.

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Proposed. Memphis Ordinance No. 5982 would temporarily stop the city from accepting, processing, approving or issuing zoning, land use, building and related infrastructure permits for data center developments.

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In effect. Wood County, Wisconsin adopted Ordinance #709 at its 15 September 2026 board meeting.

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Proposed. A Boston City Council order filed on 14 September 2026 (Docket 2026-1718) concerns a text amendment to the Boston Zoning Code that would prohibit data centers in all zoning districts.

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In effect. On 14 September 2026 ERCOT issued a request for information to developers of not-yet-energized data centers in Batch Zero and of substantiated data center loads of 25 to 75 megawatts.

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In effect. On 14 September 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Water Development Board to enforce existing water-use survey obligations against major water users, including data centers, and to partner with ERCOT so the data-center audit collects water-use information.

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Adopted; effective status unverified. The City of Foley reports that its City Council voted on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 to approve on final reading an ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium.

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In effect. Virginia’s State Water Control Board amended its Water Withdrawal Reporting regulation to carry out 2026 Acts chapters 623 and 896 (HB 496 and SB 553).

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In effect. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, acting under SDCL 49-34A-56, granted Leola Data Center, LLC's petition to take electric service from Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. for a proposed data center near MDU's Leola substation, a site inside FEM Electric Association's assigned service area.

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In effect. The Lake County Board adopted Ordinance File 26-1018 on 8 September 2026 and made it effective immediately.

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In effect. AEP Ohio's Schedule DCT is the data center tariff in Ohio Power Company's current tariff book.

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In effect. On 5 August 2026 the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted AEP Ohio interim relief for data center customers on its data center tariff (Schedule DCT) who return to the standard service offer.

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Adopted; effective status unverified. Durham County reports that its Board of County Commissioners approved a nine-month data center moratorium at its 24 August 2026 meeting.

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In effect. New Jersey P.L.2026, c.77, the End Data Center Tax Credits Act, was approved on 27 August 2026 and takes effect immediately.

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In effect. New Jersey P.L.2026, c.75, approved on 27 August 2026 and effective immediately, requires data center owners or operators to file water and energy usage reports with the Board of Public Utilities, first within six months (or three months for centers already operating a year) and then every six months for three years.

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In effect. On 25 August 2026 the Pierce County Council passed Ordinance No. O2026-557, an emergency ordinance adopting a development moratorium on certain data centers, by a 6-1 vote; the Council's legislative record lists 27 August 2026 as its effective date.

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In effect. Delaware's House Substitute 1 for House Bill 233 creates a statutory class of 'large energy use facilities', which the act's preamble describes as almost exclusively hyperscale data centers, and requires Public Service Commission-approved Electric Service Agreements and a separate utility classification of service with its own tariff schedule for that class.

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In effect. Delaware Senate Bill 312 prohibits state agencies, counties and municipalities from entering into nondisclosure agreements that restrict them from disclosing information to the public about potential or actual large-scale data center development (100 megawatts or more), and makes a violating agreement void and unenforceable.

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Informational—not binding. New Jersey Local Finance Notice 2026-13, issued on 25 August 2026, gives municipal officials guidance on data center projects.

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In effect. On 21 August 2026 the Kentucky Public Service Commission approved a Retail Electric Service Agreement under which Big Rivers Electric Corporation supplies wholesale power to Kenergy Corp. for retail delivery to TeraWulf's planned data center campus at the former Century Aluminum Hawesville site in Hancock County (Maximum Contract Demand 482 MW).

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In effect. On 20 August 2026 the Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ERCOT good-cause exceptions in Project No. 59142 so that ERCOT could delay classifying Large Loads for Batch Zero, include certain eligible but unclassified loads in the August and November 2026 stability assessments, and extend its review of dynamic data.

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In effect. ERCOT's 20 August 2026 presentation says energization approvals are paused for data centers and virtual-currency mining facilities of 75 MW or greater until Batch Zero eligibility verification is complete.

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In effect. Pennsylvania Executive Order 2026-05, dated 18 August 2026 and effective immediately, sets conditions for data center projects with peak demand over 25 MW.

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In effect. Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue guidelines for the computer data center equipment exemption program require, from 18 August 2026 and consistent with Executive Order 2026-05, that new applicants include a Department of Environmental Protection consent order and agreement implementing the GRID standards.

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In effect. The Louisville Metro Council passed O-135-26 on 13 August 2026 (Ordinance No. 151, Series 2026).

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Adopted; effective status unverified. The Newport Town Board passed Local Law No. 4 of 2026 at its 10 August 2026 meeting, according to a 13 August 2026 town announcement, after a public hearing set for that evening.

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In effect. Fort Worth's revised water and wastewater design criteria, effective 11 August 2026, require data center developments to obtain a Non-Significant Industrial User permit for discharges to the city wastewater system.

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Informational—not binding. On 11 August 2026 the West Virginia Department of Commerce published a Responsible Data Center Development Plan, addressed to the Governor, recommending seven principles for data center development under the 2025 House Bill 2014 program, and the Governor announced it the same day with legislative leaders.

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In effect. Kentucky Executive Order 2026-494, dated 6 August 2026 and effective that day, requires data center project developers to submit an energy plan to the Energy and Environment Cabinet showing how residential ratepayers will be protected, states that the Public Service Commission shall not allow a utility to raise other ratepayers' rates to recover costs caused by a data center, and directs the Cabinet to deny permitting applications where a data center would negatively impact air quality, water or other natural resources.

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In effect. On 5 August 2026 the Lucas County Board of Supervisors approved, with all members voting aye on a group of items, a resolution approving a one-year moratorium on accepting or approving permit applications for data centers.

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Pending proceeding. Docket U-37882 is Entergy Louisiana's pending request for Louisiana PSC certification of more than five gigawatts of new generation, battery storage and transmission to serve Meta's Evest hyperscale data center in Richland Parish, adjacent to the data center covered by the 2025 U-37425 order.

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Proposed. House Docket 6293, filed on 4 August 2026, is a wide-ranging artificial intelligence petition.

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In effect. On 3 August 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to audit data centers advancing through ERCOT interconnection before any additional data centers are approved to move forward, and to deny grid connection to a project that fails that process.

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In effect. The Tukwila City Council passed Ordinance No. 2795 on 3 August 2026 as an emergency ordinance establishing a one-year moratorium on accepting, processing or approving applications to establish, expand or change use to internet data centers with capacity over 20 MVA anywhere in the city.

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In effect. ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request 1308 defines a Large Computational Load as a Large Load (75 MW or more at a site) in which at least half of the demand is power-electronic computational load, such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities.

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In effect. ERCOT Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request 282 sets frequency and voltage ride-through requirements for Large Computational Loads, the load type defined in NPRR 1308 to include data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities.

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In effect. The Iowa County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 2026-07-31 on 31 July 2026 by roll call vote, with four members voting aye and one absent.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:tn-nashville-bl2026-1391-data-center-zoning-uses:effective:2026-07-31 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z 2026-07-31T00:00:00Z

In effect. Nashville and Davidson County amended its zoning code through BL2026-1391 to add data center uses and related definitions and conditions.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:id-bannock-county-ord-2026-02-data-center-moratorium:adoption-effective:2026-07-30 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z

In effect. On 30 July 2026 the Bannock County Board of County Commissioners adopted Emergency Moratorium Ordinance No. 2026-02, which stops the county from receiving, processing or approving applications for data centers for 180 days while staff prepare permanent rules.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:md-worcester-county-res-26-18-data-center-moratorium:source:2026-07-30 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z

Adopted; effective status unverified. On 21 July 2026 the Worcester County Commissioners placed a temporary moratorium, by Resolution No. 26-18, on the submittal and issuance of permits for data centers and cable landing stations, according to the county's announcement of 30 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:me-legislature-pl2026-c768-data-center-tax-exclusion-20260423:effective:2026-07-29 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

In effect. Maine Public Law 2026, chapter 768, approved by the Governor on 23 April 2026, excludes property in data centers that begin operations on or after 1 August 2026, including later expansions, from the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and removes data center services from the Dirigo Business Incentives Program.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:or-hillsboro-res-2932-application-moratorium:adoption-effective:2026-07-27 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z

In effect. The Hillsboro City Council adopted Resolution No. 2932 at a special meeting on 27 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:sd-puc-el26-021-otter-tail-very-large-customer-hpc-rate:source:2026-07-27 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z 2026-07-27T00:00:00Z

Pending proceeding. Otter Tail Power Company petitioned the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on 27 July 2026 to create a very large customer class and a new high power compute rate schedule for customers with at least 75 MW of firm data center load.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:md-scm-67-2025-frederick-data-center-referendum-ruling:source:2026-07-24 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z 2026-07-24T00:00:00Z

In effect. On 30 June 2026 the Supreme Court of Maryland affirmed a Frederick County circuit court judgment that kept Frederick County Council Ordinance 26-01-001, the ordinance locating the county's Critical Digital Infrastructure overlay zone for data centers, off the referendum ballot, and it explained its reasons in an opinion filed on 24 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ma-s3213-2026-senate-amendment-193-data-center-permit-conditions-rejected:source:2026-07-23 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z

Did not pass. Senate amendment 193 to the 2026 economic development bill proposed permit conditions for data centers of 20 megawatts or more: 100 per cent new clean energy supply, a phase-out of fossil-fuel backup generation, developer payment for fossil-fuel delivery infrastructure, state water certifications and water plans, and cumulative impact analyses.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nc-dor-important-notice-datacenter-electricity-repeal-20260723:adoption:2026-07-23 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z

Informational—not binding. On 23 July 2026 the North Carolina Department of Revenue issued an Important Notice explaining the repeal of the sales tax exemptions for electricity used at certified datacenters by Session Law 2026-41.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:wa-seattle-ord-127473-scl-new-large-data-center-load-20260722:source:2026-07-22 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

In effect. Seattle Ordinance 127473, passed by the City Council on 21 July 2026 and approved by the Mayor on 22 July 2026, requires Seattle City Light to serve any new large data center load, meaning 10 MVA or more of new or expanded capacity installed within five years after 1 January 2027, under an individual contract instead of general service rates, with minimum terms such as a guaranteed minimum demand.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:tn-nashville-bl2026-1448-data-center-permit-moratorium:adoption:2026-07-21 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z 2026-07-21T00:00:00Z

Expired. The Metropolitan Council passed BL2026-1448 on third reading as amended on 21 July 2026 and the Mayor approved it on 24 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:oh-cleveland-ord-556-2026-data-center-moratorium:effective:2026-07-20 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z

In effect. Cleveland City Council approved Emergency Ordinance No. 556-2026 as amended on 15 July 2026; the city Legistar record lists an effective date of 20 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ne-governor-eo-26-17-data-center-incentives-task-force:adoption:2026-07-20 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z

In effect. Nebraska Executive Order 26-17, signed on 20 July 2026, directs state agencies to administer the ImagiNE Nebraska Act and the Nebraska Advantage Act consistent with their stated purposes, to consider environmental quality and statewide resource interests when reviewing incentive applications, and to form a Data Center Task Force that analyzes data centers' effects on water and the environment and makes recommendations to the Legislature in 2027.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:tn-van-buren-county-res-506-data-center-moratorium:adoption:2026-07-20 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z 2026-07-20T00:00:00Z

Adopted; effective status unverified. On 20 July 2026 the Van Buren County Commission approved Resolution Number 506, which the minutes title a resolution to impose a temporary two-year moratorium on the construction, development, establishment or operation of data centers within Van Buren County.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ne-rrs-70-1506-data-center-utility-cost-reporting:effective:2026-07-18 2026-07-18T00:00:00Z 2026-07-18T00:00:00Z

In effect. Nebraska's statute 70-1506 sets duties for data centers with a peak load of 10 megawatts or more.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nj-north-plainfield-ord-26-10-data-center-prohibition:source:2026-07-14 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

Adopted; effective status unverified. The North Plainfield Borough Council introduced Ordinance No. 26-10 on 22 June 2026 and adopted it on 13 July 2026, according to the borough clerk's published notices.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ne-fillmore-county-res-2026-10-data-center-moratorium:adoption-effective:2026-07-14 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

In effect. The Fillmore County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 2026-10 on 14 July 2026 by a 7-0 vote, according to the board's minutes.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ny-eo62-dec-permit-hold-20260714:effective:2026-07-14 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

In effect. On 14 July 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul issued Executive Order 62.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ny-york-ll-3-2026-data-center-moratorium:adoption:2026-07-14 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

Adopted; effective status unverified. The York Town Board held a public hearing on proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2026 on 14 July 2026, and the New York local law filing form certifies that the board passed it on 14 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:vt-cbes-2026-data-center-energy-standards:effective:2026-07-14 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

In effect. Vermont's commercial building energy standards amendments, effective July 14, 2026, define a data center as a room above 20 watts per square foot and 10 kW of information-technology load and, on the 2024 pathway, require those systems to meet ASHRAE 90.4 with stated climate-zone substitutions.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:md-baltimore-city-cb-26-0217-data-centers-over-5-mw-moratorium-proposed:source:2026-07-13 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z 2026-07-13T00:00:00Z

Proposed. Council Bill 26-0217, introduced in the Baltimore City Council on 13 July 2026, would make a data center capable of using 5 megawatts or more of electricity a prohibited use Citywide and define related terms.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:pa-act-2026-21-data-center-energy-water-reporting-20260712:adoption-effective:2026-07-12 2026-07-12T00:00:00Z 2026-07-12T00:00:00Z

In effect. 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.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:or-puc-order-26-239-pge-tariff-approval:source:2026-07-10 2026-07-10T00:00:00Z 2026-07-10T00:00:00Z

In effect. Order No. 26-239, entered 10 July 2026, approves Portland General Electric's Advice No. 26-24 compliance filing, including the stated errata, which updates rate schedules and rules in response to Order No. 26-154.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nm-santa-fe-county-ordinance-2026-06-data-center-moratorium:effective:2026-07-09 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z

In effect. Santa Fe County adopted Ordinance No. 2026-06 on 30 June 2026 and recorded it on 9 July 2026, when Section 10 made it effective.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:or-pge-schedule-496-data-center-cost-of-service-opt-out:effective:2026-07-08 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

In effect. Portland General Electric's Schedule 496 is a data-center-specific tariff schedule for facilities of 20,000 kW or more whose end use is a data center, covering service for data center customers that opt out of cost-of-service pricing.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:or-pge-schedule-596-data-center-direct-access-service:effective:2026-07-08 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

In effect. Portland General Electric's Schedule 596 is a data-center-specific tariff schedule for facilities of 20,000 kW or more whose end use is a data center, covering direct access service for data center customers.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:or-pge-schedule-96-data-center-standard-service:effective:2026-07-08 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

In effect. Portland General Electric's Schedule 96 is a data-center-specific tariff schedule for facilities of 20,000 kW or more whose end use is a data center, covering standard (cost-of-service) electric service.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nj-pl2026-c32-data-center-fair-share-tariff-20260707:adoption-effective:2026-07-07 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

In effect. New Jersey P.L.2026, c.32, approved and effective on 7 July 2026, directs the Board of Public Utilities to set, by order within 12 months, standards for electric service to large data center customers of every electric public utility.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nc-sl2026-42-sec11-3-datacenter-electricity-applicability-and-reporting:adoption-effective:2026-07-07 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

In effect. North Carolina Session Law 2026-42, section 11.3, took effect when it became law on 7 July 2026.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nc-sl2026-41-sec44-4-repeal-datacenter-electricity-exemptions:adoption-effective:2026-07-07 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

In effect. Section 44.4 of North Carolina Session Law 2026-41, approved on 7 July 2026, repealed the sales tax exemptions for electricity used at eligible internet datacenters and qualifying datacenters by striking the electricity language from G.S. 105-164.13(55) and (55a), and took effect when it became law.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:oh-puco-26-0697-el-ata-firstenergy-schedule-dct:source:2026-07-07 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

Pending proceeding. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is reviewing a proposed Data Center Tariff (Schedule DCT) for the three FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:md-prince-georges-cr-066-2026-data-center-moratorium:adoption-effective:2026-07-07 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

In effect. On 7 July 2026 the Prince George's County Council adopted Resolution CR-066-2026, which pauses the acceptance, processing, review and approval of preliminary plans of subdivision and detailed site plans that include a qualified data center use.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:ga-dekalb-county-res-2026-1109-data-center-moratorium-extension:adoption-effective:2026-07-07 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z 2026-07-07T00:00:00Z

In effect. On 7 July 2026 the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution extending its moratorium on accepting applications to establish or expand data centers in unincorporated DeKalb County until 30 March 2027, covering zoning, land disturbance, building, business licence and occupancy applications.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:mo-independence-council-20260706-data-center-moratorium:adoption:2026-07-06 2026-07-06T00:00:00Z 2026-07-06T00:00:00Z

Adopted; effective status unverified. The City of Independence announced on 6 July 2026 that its City Council approved a 180-day moratorium on accepting, processing and issuing certain city permits, licenses and applications for new data centers and battery energy storage system facilities.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:nj-kingwood-township-ord-15-2026-data-center-prohibition:adoption:2026-07-02 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z 2026-07-02T00:00:00Z

Adopted; effective status unverified. The Kingwood Township Committee finally adopted Ordinance 15-2026 on 2 July 2026 after second reading and a public hearing, according to the township clerk's public notice.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:az-chapter-140-new-certificate-pause:effective:2026-07-01 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

In effect. Arizona Laws 2026, Chapter 140, is the chaptered text of House Bill 4168 from the Fifty-seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:va-dominion-data-center-electricity-consumption-tax-collection-sheet:effective:2026-07-01 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

In effect. Dominion Energy Virginia's filed tariff includes a consumption-tax provision stating that, under the 2026 state budget, it will collect and remit a $0.011 per kWh Data Center Electricity Consumption Tax on electricity used by data center operators, beginning with September 2026 billing and applying to 1 July 2026 through 30 June 2028.

tag:datacenterdata.com,2026:policy-action:fl-legislature-sb484-ch2026-65-data-centers-large-load:effective:2026-07-01 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 2026-07-01T00:00:00Z

In effect. Florida Senate Bill 484 of 2026, chapter 2026-65, requires public electric utilities to file large load tariffs for 50-megawatt and larger customers by 1 October 2026 and not to serve such customers that are foreign entities, conditions water-use permits for large-scale data centers, keeps local planning authority over large load customers, defines "data center" for a public-records provision, and orders an OPPAGA study.