Figure 4: Introduced Legislation Reflects Increased State Government Attention on Data Centers (2026)

This map presents data on state legislative bills introduced after January 1, 2026 on data centers.


Note: The following Boolean search filters were utilized in Quorum

(1) Legislation Text: (("data center" OR "data centers") WITHIN 5 OF (utility OR community OR infrastructure OR rate payer OR ratepayer OR colocation OR developer OR provider OR tax OR grid OR hyper scale OR hyperscale OR hyperscaler OR water OR cooling OR oversight OR permit OR zoning OR emission OR economic OR enterprise OR disclosure OR energy OR electricity OR customer OR cost OR load OR power OR generation OR transmission OR moratorium OR pause OR prohibit OR ban OR halt OR freeze OR hold OR suspend OR defer OR delay OR suspension OR environment OR noise OR resident OR communities OR user OR cloud OR edge OR AI OR artificial intelligence OR job OR employment OR revenue OR regulate OR regulation OR innovation OR benefit OR build)) AND NOT "education data center"
(2) Introduced After: January 1, 2026
(3) Bill Type: All
(4) Current Status: Introduced
(5) Smart Search: Not Turned On
(6) Carryover: Included

Figure last checked/updated on July 27, 2026.
Sources: Quorum, 2026.