Data Center Legislation Tracker

States are deciding who pays for the power data centers use.

A monthly report on state data center bills: siting, tax incentives, large-load electricity costs, on-site power and water.

For data center developers, utilities, large energy users, local governments and their counsel.

bills in scope
623bills in scope
jurisdictions
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What is moving now

Ranked by how far each bill has moved. Matched through 25 October 2026.

62Enacted

6Cleared both chambers

80Past committee

16Active in committee

459Introduced or inactive

623 bills in scope

Enacted

12 of 62 shown

CAAB 1577Data centers: reporting.EnactedCAAB 2383Electricity: data centers.EnactedCAAB 2469Data centers: water use disclosures.EnactedCAAB 2619Water resources: data centers.EnactedCASB 1168Data centers: rate structures.EnactedCASB 887California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects.EnactedCAAB 2266Electricity: load-serving entities.EnactedCAAB 2476Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.EnactedNJS 3379Requires data center owners and operators to submit semi-annual water and energy usage reports to BPU.EnactedNJS 4390"End Data Center Tax Credits Act"; reduces tax credits available for Next New Jersey Program.*EnactedDEHB 233AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES.EnactedDEHB 445AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 26 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE ENERGY USE FACILITIES.Enacted

Every bill links to the legislature's own page.

Each issue

  • What moved this month in each state, and what was signed.
  • Bills grouped by topic, from tax incentives to large-load tariffs.
  • A short plain-language summary of each bill that moved.
  • Legislation only: utility commission dockets and tariff filings are not covered.

Topics

Large-load tariffs and cost allocation
Who pays for generation and transmission built for large loads, minimum demand charges and exit fees.
Siting, zoning and permitting
Local approvals, setbacks and community agreements.
Tax incentives and clawbacks
Sales and property tax breaks, and the jobs and investment terms attached to them.
On-site and co-located generation
Behind-the-meter gas, storage, nuclear and small modular reactors.
Water, cooling and emissions
Water withdrawal for cooling, noise and backup generator emissions.
Grid reliability and load flexibility
Curtailment in grid emergencies, demand response and resource adequacy.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed. The report covers legislation: bills and how they move.