Data Center Policy Tracker
Federal & state bills and regulatory actions shaping how data centers get built
California advances data center rate and reporting bills; House eyes transparency
California dominated the week's activity, with SB 1168 on data center rate structures moving to the consent calendar while AB 1577 reporting and SB 887 CEQA streamlining were parked on suspense files and AB 2619's water hearing was canceled at the author's request. In Congress, two new measures — a House resolution on community transparency and local autonomy and the Smart Data Center Policy Act — were referred to multiple committees, signaling growing federal interest in siting, grid, and resource impacts.
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Shaded by number of tracked items tied to each state (state legislation + federal bills sponsored by that state's delegation). Hover for detail, or click a state for its policy profile.
Topic landscape
Short bars are the white space — topics with little existing legislation. Click a row to browse its records.
Policy levers in view
Text-derived signals reveal the tools policymakers are using—not legal conclusions.
Activity over time
6 changed in 7 days →Items with legislative or regulatory activity per month, split federal vs state.