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IL-SB3578 · 2025-2026 session · Legislation

DATA CENTERS-FOREIGN OWNERSHIP

Jurisdiction
Illinois
Current status
In Committee
Committee
Assignments
Sponsor
Sen. Sue Rezin, Sally J. Turner and Darby A. Hills
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Enacted

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Referred to Assignments

Feb 5, 2026

Subject areas

EnergyGrid ReliabilitySiting & Land Use

Policy mechanisms

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Creates the Data Center Construction by Foreign Adversaries Act. Provides that no foreign company may construct or cause to be constructed a data center in the State unless the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity conduct a joint study of the energy consumption of the prospective data center and certify to the Governor and the General Assembly that the energy used by the new data center is a new self-generated load and does not affect the load supply of PJM or MISO.…

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Creates the Data Center Construction by Foreign Adversaries Act. Provides that no foreign company may construct or cause to be constructed a data center in the State unless the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity conduct a joint study of the energy consumption of the prospective data center and certify to the Governor and the General Assembly that the energy used by the new data center is a new self-generated load and does not affect the load supply of PJM or MISO. Provides that the term "foreign company" means an entity that (i) is at least 51% owned by a foreign adversary or (ii) is headquartered in a country with a government that is a foreign adversary.

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