Iowa data center and energy bills

What it would do: Requires nuclear electric generation facilities, web search portal businesses, and data center businesses to contribute at least 5 percent of their annual sales tax exemption value to institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents for nuclear engineering programs as a condition of receiving the exemption.

What it would do: Requires Iowa data center owners to submit quarterly water and energy usage reports to state agencies and prohibits data center construction or expansion until a separate tariff schedule for data centers is filed by the serving electric utility.

What it would do: Requires data center businesses claiming sales tax exemptions or refunds to invest at least 5 percent of the prior year's claimed exemption or refund value as equity in qualifying businesses or innovation funds, or face registration cancellation and repayment obligations.

What it would do: Requires Iowa data center owners to submit quarterly water and energy usage reports to state agencies detailing consumption, sources, and efficiency metrics, and mandates the utilities commission establish separate tariff schedules for data centers that allocate costs proportionally without shifting unwarranted expenses to other customers.

What it would do: Requires rate-regulated electric utilities to file integrated resource plans every five years starting July 1, 2028, and establishes commission rules for virtual power plant approval and oversight within utility service territories.

What it would do: Requires rate-regulated electric utilities to file general rate cases every three years starting July 1, 2029, prohibits automatic rate adjustment mechanisms for electric utilities, establishes virtual power plant oversight, and mandates integrated resource plans with five and twenty-year planning horizons.

What it would do: Requires the utilities commission to create a separate customer class for large energy use facilities using 20+ megawatts, with rates that directly assign costs of serving and prevent cost-shifting to other customers. Applies to facilities constructed or expanded after January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Requires facilities using 25,000+ gallons of water daily and primarily engaged in data processing, ethyl alcohol manufacturing, or cryptocurrency mining to submit annual water usage reports to the department by March 31.

What it would do: Requires electric and water utilities to create separate customer classes with distinct rates for large energy use facilities using 20 megawatts or more, ensuring costs are directly assigned and not shifted to other customers. Applies to facilities constructed or expanded after January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Requires web search portal and data center businesses to file annual reports disclosing tax incentives received, and makes the business names and estimated tax savings public records beginning January 31, 2027. Requires the economic development authority to post these tax incentives in a searchable public database within 30 days.

What it would do: Requires new data centers and expansions/renovations starting January 1, 2026, to use water-efficient cooling technology achieving 0.2 liters per kilowatt hour or lower, encourages nonpotable water use, and imposes civil penalties up to $10,000 per day for violations.