Indiana data center and energy laws

What it would do: Requires developments on agricultural land with poor-quality soils to be permitted uses. Extends governmental immunity to private entities under Indiana brownfields program. Requires qualified data center users to contribute at least 1% of tax exemptions to local units. Redefines electric generation facilities to include battery storage systems and requires emergency response plans for such systems. Allows public hearing presiding officers to prioritize county residents and property owners in speaking order and time allocation.

What it would do: Prohibits operating a data center in Indiana without a consumption permit from the department of natural resources. Requires permit applications to include water use estimates, conservation measures, and public health protections, with department approval or denial within 90 days.

What it would do: Requires energy utilities to include provisions in tariffs for large load customers to reimburse all project costs regardless of service uptake, caps rate increases to average monthly percentage changes in seasonally adjusted energy prices, and prohibits utilities from recovering lobbying, political, charitable, and certain executive expenses through retail rates.

What it would do: Prohibits the Indiana utility regulatory commission from approving electric utility rate increases solely related to providing service to data centers or facilities in Indiana with electricity demand exceeding 5% of the utility's average peak demand or 150 megawatts and employing fewer than 50 full-time employees.

What it would do: Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission to establish a working group to estimate future data center electricity demands and report findings by October 31, 2026. Requires data center operators to submit quarterly electricity usage reports and local authorities to require disclosure of projected power and water usage before issuing construction permits.

What it would do: Requires agreements between the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and qualified data center users or quantum computing operators to include a requirement that they limit bids or requests for proposals to labor unions or employers with project labor agreements.

What it would do: Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission to study how new electricity demand from data centers and large load customers affects utility costs and retail electric rates, with findings due in the commission's 2026 annual report.

What it would do: Prohibits counties, municipalities, and townships from restricting digital asset use, storage, and node operation. Requires digital asset mining businesses to be permitted industrial uses in industrial zoning districts without special exceptions, variances, or permits, effective July 1, 2025.

What it would do: Requires data center operators in Indiana to submit quarterly electricity usage reports to the utility commission, which publishes summaries online. Requires local governments to obtain disclosure of projected power and water usage and perform site assessments before issuing data center construction permits. Establishes a working group to estimate future data center electricity demands and report findings by October 31, 2025.