Regulations, rate cases, policy updates, and compliance developments
3 sources San Marcos has become the first Texas city to ban data centers citywide, and the ordinance Read More
5 sources Virginia enacted the first U.S. state tax charged directly on the electricity data centers consume, Read More
2 sources New Jersey lawmakers passed the Garden State Plug-In Solar Act in unanimous 40-0 Senate and 79-0 Read More
4 sources New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill directing state regulators to write cost-recovery tariffs for data centers Read More
5 sources Southern California Edison will install SF6-free medium-voltage switchgear at two substations, replacing a gas 23,500 times Read More
3 sources PJM Interconnection stakeholders endorsed a two-part reliability backstop procurement plan for data center load, capping average Read More
2 sources Eversource launched two geographically targeted demand response pilots around Boston and southeastern Massachusetts, paying home battery Read More
5 sources Texas regulators approved ERCOT's "Batch Zero" process on June 18, 2026, replacing project-by-project reviews with a single systemwide Read More
3 sources FERC issued Section 206 show-cause orders to all six U.S. grid operators on June 18, 2026, giving each 60 Read More
3 sources Michigan Senate Democrats introduced bills on June 18 requiring data centers above 20 megawatts to sign 20-year utility Read More