State and local policy

Informational—not binding policy actions

Recorded policy actions with status Informational—not binding.

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Informational—not binding policy actions
Scope	Authority	Jurisdiction	Action	Status	Stage	Effective	Timing	Record
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
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
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
Virginia Virginia	Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission Legislature	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	More than one stage	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	JLARC study: Data Centers in Virginia (2024) 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
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
Hawaii Hawaii	Hawaii Legislature Legislature	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	Reporting	Not a binding measure	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	HCR 206 (2026): working group to study large data center impacts Primary source
Hawaii Hawaii	Hawaii House of Representatives Legislature	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	Reporting	Not a binding measure	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	HR 196 (2026): House request for a large data center study Primary source
Hawaii Hawaii	Hawaii State Senate Legislature	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	Reporting	Not a binding measure	Not stored as one date — see completion condition	SR 90 (2026): Senate request for a large data center study 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
Oregon Oregon	Office of the Governor of Oregon (Oregon Department of Energy, host) Executive	State	Incentive or explicitly supportive policy	Informational—not binding	More than one stage	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	Governor's Data Center Advisory Committee (recommendations pending) Primary source
Oregon Oregon	Oregon Public Utility Commission Regulator or commission	State	Reporting or resource-use requirement	Informational—not binding	Reporting	Not a binding measure	None scheduled	PUC POWER Act biennial report on data center load (2026) 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
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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