Legislation

Missouri bill shifts AI data center costs to utilities, water safeguards

Missouri bill shifts AI data center costs to utilities, water safeguards

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Missouri’s proposed AI Infrastructure, Grid Integrity and Water Resource Protection Act would force hyperscale data centers to pay for their...

Virginia tightens data center tax breaks, broader sales tax reforms delayed

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Virginia just tightened the screws on data center tax breaks by passing HB 897, which ties sales and use tax...

Delaware considers stricter data center regulations to address rising power demand

Delaware considers stricter data center regulations to address rising power demand

Melissa Palmer
February 4, 2026

Delaware is weighing two bills that would force large data centers to pay more of the true cost of their...

New Delaware rules shift data center power costs off residents

New Delaware rules shift data center power costs off residents

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Delaware lawmakers are advancing bills that would make large data centers pay more of the real cost of their massive...

South Dakota Data center bill shifts AI costs and control away from taxpayers

South Dakota Data center bill shifts AI costs and control away from taxpayers

Melissa Palmer
January 27, 2026

South Dakota’s SB 135 “Data Center Bill of Rights” would block tax breaks for data centers and shift full power...

Data center pause in Oklahoma reshapes AI buildouts – SB 1488

Data center pause in Oklahoma reshapes AI buildouts – SB 1488

Melissa Palmer
January 27, 2026

Oklahoma’s SB 1488 would pause new data centers for three years while regulators study long-term impacts on infrastructure, utilities, and...

Water reporting rules for Utah data centers in play

Water reporting rules for Utah data centers in play

Melissa Palmer
January 23, 2026

Utah is moving to require data centers 10,000 square feet and up to publicly report water use, with unanimous committee...