Indiana Senate leaders are signaling they may curb NDAs around new data centers, which would force more transparency on basics like facility size, power draw, water use, and environmental impact.
I read this as a direct response to community pushback on AI-oriented data center builds that bring big GPU and energy loads but relatively few jobs, heightening scrutiny on grid stress and utility rates.
For AI infra planners, the story flags Indiana as a state where disclosure rules could tighten by 2026, making siting and vendor negotiations more public and this link worth tracking for policy drift.
Source: Senate leaders say more data center info should be public
For a deeper dive into some of the recent issues lack of data center transparency have created, please see The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No
