Data Center Energy Infrastructure: Federal Permit Requirements
To ensure access to long-term electricity supplies, developers of data centers are pursuing a range of facility configurations, energy technologies, and third-party contractual
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US state drafts plan for data center regulations
Many US data center operators have remained complacent about the potential for regulations being imposed in the US. The recent change in the federal administration has reinforced the view that,
State Data Center Laws vs. Federal AI Push: 2026 Tracker
Twenty-seven states are advancing state data center legislation that requires developers to cover data center energy costs and report usage, with California, Ohio, and Utah already enacting
State Regulation of Data Centers: Emerging Trends and Potential
State and local regulation of data centers is rapidly expanding across numerous domains driven by the AI boom and the absence of comprehensive federal oversight.
US Senator proposes bill permitting AI data centers to bypass federal
A new bill has been proposed in the US Senate that would permit artificial intelligence (AI) data center firms to bypass federal electricity regulations by building their own energy infrastructure.
Data Centers, AI and Energy Confluences: Expected Regulatory
New regulations providing licensing exceptions and authorization are intended to permit certain U.S. and other entities in the Commerce Department Data Center Validated End User Program to build data
Executive Order 14318—Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data
"Data Center Project" means a facility that requires greater than 100 megawatts (MW) of new load dedicated to AI inference, training, simulation, or synthetic data generation.
Senate GRID Act: $100B Data Center Energy Rules
The Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers Act (GRID Act), introduced by Senators Blumenthal and Hawley in February 2026, requires new data centers with power demand
Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center
We will pursue bold, large-scale industrial plans to vault the United States further into the lead on critical manufacturing processes and technologies
Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
We will pursue bold, large-scale industrial plans to vault the United States further into the lead on critical manufacturing processes and technologies that are essential to national security
State Rules Shaping United States Data Center Projects
Several states are beginning to explore or implement laws that require large electricity consumers—including data centers—to disclose energy consumption and environmental
Data Center Regulation in the United States
By examining the effect of federal, state, and local policies, this paper aims to give a thorough understanding of how data centers are regulated and the policies that need to be addressed to
8.2025 Data Center Oversight Legislative List
Require data centers, prior to 2030, to arrange to procure or generate carbon-free energy for at least 65% of its energy consumption. After 2030, data centers would have to generate or