Reminder – 22 New Virginia Laws Effective July 1, 2026
HB891 – Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities. This new law among other things prohibits a host locality…
News Stories: Data Centers
July 7, 2026
Governor Signs Major Energy Legislation
Governor Mikie Sherrill today signed major legislation to hold utility companies and data centers accountable while announcing immediate bill credits that will provide…
July 6, 2026
Data Center Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
On June 30, 2026 Data Center bill A796 passed both houses. See also identical Bill Number: S731. The bill now awaits New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s signature or…
July 2, 2026
Comments Sought in Rulemaking for Interconnecting Electric Loads, Including Large Loads
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a secretarial letter seeking comments from all interested parties regarding the possibility of promulgating…
June 24, 2026
Hearing Scheduled to Examine Whether Electric Utility’s Load Forecasts are Being Overstated Due to Increase in Data Centers Locating in the State
On June 22, 2026 an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an order in response to the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group (OMAEG) filed a motion for hearing and…
June 18, 2026
Maryland Lawmakers File Letter of Support in OPC’s FERC Complaint Filed Against PJM
On June 16th the Maryland General Assembly file a letter in support of the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel complaint filed on May 7th at the Federal Energy…
Data Center Legislation to Watch
In North Carolina S730 entitled the “Ratepayer Protection Act” referred to the Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate on June 8, 2026. Among other things this…
June 8, 2026
Governor Slams the Door on Tax Breaks for Data Centers
On June 5th Gov. JB Pritzker announced that he is putting a pause on all new state tax incentives for data centers and calling on lawmakers to pass new data center…
Large Load Estimates Questioned in Texas
The difference shows that a year after passage of S.B. 6, a Texas law requiring large loads pay the costs of connecting to the grid and implement demand response…
June 1, 2026
PUCT Approves New ERCOT Process to Manage Electricity Requests from Data Centers, Large Power Users
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on June 18, 2026 approved changes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) process for evaluating requests…
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