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  • RM26-4: FERC's active large-load interconnection proceeding addresses timely, orderly, and equitable access to interstate transmission for significant loads, including data centers.RM26-4 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • HR-10321: The Responsible Data Center Siting Act of 2026 remains referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee; its tracked topics include siting, grid reliability, water, and ratepayers.HR-10321 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed
  • S-5640: The bill proposing reports on data centers' air-quality, water-quality, and electricity-consumption effects remains referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.S-5640 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

California

Massachusetts

  • MA-EO-658: The executive order bars permitting approval for data-center projects above 25 MW absent framework conformance and a community benefits agreement, and directs clean-energy and ratepayer protections.MA-EO-658 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

Maryland

  • MD-EO-01.01.2026.16: The executive order establishes a task force and a single state review process for proposed data centers of at least 25 MW, including public determinations on grid and ratepayer protection.MD-EO-01.01.2026.16 source ↗ Investigate in Policy Desk →Source linkedOfficial text indexed

Texas

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