State and local policy

State policy actions

Initial-seed policy actions at the state level.

Jurisdiction is who issued the instrument. A state record does not clear or condemn the local governments inside that state.

State policy actions
StateLocalityJurisdictionActionStatusStageEffectiveExpirationRecord
TexasStatewide or grid-wideStateStatewide permit or approval pauseIn effectPermitting21 September 2026None scheduledTCEQ data-center permit pause
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TexasStatewide or grid-wideStateReporting or resource-use requirementIn effectReporting14 September 2026None scheduledWater-use reporting enforcement directive
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TexasStatewide or grid-wideStateStatewide permit or approval pauseIn effectInterconnection3 August 2026None scheduledERCOT approval pause pending audit
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New YorkStatewide or grid-wideStateStatewide permit or approval pauseIn effectPermitting14 July 2026None scheduledDEC hold on large data-center permits
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TexasStatewide or grid-wideStateIncentive or explicitly supportive policyIn effectIncentiveNo single effective day is statedNone scheduledData center sales-tax exemption
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