Data Centers by State: News, Legislation and Markets

Choose a state to see its data center news, legislation, and markets together: what is being built, what lawmakers are doing about it, and how local rules are changing. Outlined states have a full desk today; the rest open the Legislation tracker for that state, and more desks are added over time.

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NJ S 4304: Prohibits agreements intended to conceal certain information concerning development of data centers under MLUL.Passed a chamber, Oct 22
PA HR 630: Directs Pennsylvania's Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study on how data…Enacted, Oct 20
PA HB 2674: Exempt large commercial data centers from regulation as public utilities under Pennsylvania law by adding a new…Passed a chamber, Oct 19
NJ A 5663: Requires DEP to conduct study on environmental impacts of data center development in State; prohibits…In committee, Oct 19
NJ A 5646: Requires data centers to submit annual report to DEP; requires DEP to establish Data Center Transparency Dashboard.In committee, Oct 19
IL HB 5826: Data center energy accountIntroduced, Oct 19

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Updated October 22, 2026.

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