Economic Impacts - Stop Bad Data Centers

California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act (SB-886, CA)

Directs Public Utilities Commission to establish tariffs or adopt rules to prevent stranded costs and ensure costs are not shifted to other customers. Directs the creation of an interconnection tariff for data centers to ensure cost covering, including though an early termination fee for ending service within ten years. Directs the creation of a demand…

Economic Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts

Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026 (H.R.10321, US)

Directs Sec. of Energy, with other agencies, to establish best practices for the siting of data centers, taking into consideration: impacts on electric grid, transmission, rates; impacts of water use; impacts on surrounding environment; impacts on local communities; national security implications; labor impacts; and economic impacts. Output to include recommendations for minimizing negative impacts and…

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium and Impact Study Act. (A5482, NJ)

Establishes six month moratorium on approvals and incentives for AI-focused data centers. Establishes commission to study and report on electrical grid impacts, water consumption, sewer and wastewater impacts, environmental and climate impacts, public health concerns, cybersecurity and homeland security risks, labor and workforce impacts, property tax and municipal fiscal impacts, effects on residential and commercial…

Economic Impacts, Environmental Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts, Human Rights & Labor Exploitation, Public Health Impacts

Data center transparency and accountability act (SB 1179, MI)

Requires, before commencing construction, data centers to submit disclosure and impact statements, including: electricity and water usage for each buildout stage, state and local incentives etc., temporary and permanent jobs and wages, utility costs for all parties. Statement to be made public at least 60 days before application decisions are made.

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts

Saline Township Legal Data Center Consent Judgment

This consent judgment is a formal legal resolution that determines how a data center project can proceed within Saline Township after a dispute, most likely over zoning or land use. It establishes binding rules for the developer, including conditions on construction, operations, and compliance with local regulations. Rather than stopping the project outright, it allows…

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts

Impact Type: Economic Impacts

California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act (SB-886, CA)

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium and Impact Study Act. (A5482, NJ)

AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?

To enact section 5709.94 of the Revised Code to prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers. (HB999, OH)

Lifetime cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of various electricity generation methods – Alternative Press