Evidence Intelligence
Start with a question. Follow the receipts.
Search a theme such as energy or water, then move through the policies, places, actors, mechanisms, and source records connected to it.
587policy records
1,726documented actors
1,719actor edges
1,033mechanism edges
1,046family memberships
1,034indexed documents
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Themes and mechanisms are the clearest starting points. You can also begin with a jurisdiction, policy family, documented actor, or individual record.
Themes
Start with the issue you are investigating.
EnergyTracked policy theme387 recordsSiting & Land UseTracked policy theme364 recordsGrid ReliabilityTracked policy theme267 recordsRatepayerTracked policy theme235 recordsCertification & StandardsTracked policy theme223 recordsWaterTracked policy theme210 recordsTax IncentivesTracked policy theme148 recordsCarbonTracked policy theme118 recordsJob CreationTracked policy theme82 records
Policy mechanisms
Follow the tool a policy uses.
Disclosure & reportingRequirements to measure, disclose, audit, or report facility operations and impacts.236 recordsSiting & permittingRules governing facility location, land use, environmental review, and approval pathways.82 recordsMoratoriumTemporary pauses or prohibitions on approvals, construction, or particular facility types.81 recordsTax incentive / clawbackCredits, abatements, exemptions, eligibility conditions, and mechanisms to recover benefits.76 recordsGrid & interconnectionPolicies affecting connection studies, transmission, resource adequacy, and service for large loads.64 recordsUtility rate / large-load tariffRate designs and cost-allocation rules for large electric loads and supporting infrastructure.44 recordsWater standardLimits, efficiency requirements, reporting duties, or planning rules for water use and cooling.23 recordsCommunity participationHearings, comment processes, benefit agreements, and other formal public-participation mechanisms.23 recordsEmissions standardOperational or lifecycle emissions limits, performance standards, and decarbonization requirements.12 records
Jurisdictions
See what is documented in a place.
MichiganState policy jurisdiction44 recordsPennsylvaniaState policy jurisdiction37 recordsNew JerseyState policy jurisdiction36 recordsVirginiaState policy jurisdiction27 recordsMinnesotaState policy jurisdiction25 recordsNew YorkState policy jurisdiction23 recordsIllinoisState policy jurisdiction21 recordsOhioState policy jurisdiction15 records
Policy families
Traverse companion and related records.
AN ACT relating to data centers.KY5 recordsAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69, relative to data centers.TN5 records9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024US4 recordsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025US4 recordsArtificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024US4 recordsCarbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023US4 recordsData CentersFL4 recordsDomestic Workers Bill of Rights ActUS4 recordsEviction Prevention Act of 2023US4 recordsGreen New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023US4 recordsREQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.HI4 recordsTaxes, SalesTN4 records
Documented actors
Follow attributable public actions.
U.S. Government Publishing Officeorganization · US198 recordsEnergy Departmentagency · US86 recordsCommerce Departmentagency · US32 recordsEnvironmental Protection Agencyagency · US28 recordsReggie Millerperson · MI20 recordsEnergy and Commercecommittee · US Congress18 recordsExecutive Office of the Presidentagency · US15 recordsOffice of Governor Greg Abbottexecutive office · TX14 records
Policy records
Open a specific tracked record.
OK-HB 2992Corporation Commission; creating the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026; effective date; emergency.NJ-S4400Requires DEP to conduct study of short and long term effects of water use by large-scale data centers.https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/b-roll-video-audio-photos-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-and-representatives-ocasio-cortezB-roll, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul and Representatives Ocasio-Cortez and Ryan Highlight New York’s Nation-Leading Moratorium on Hyperscale Data Center Constructionhttps://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-and-representatives-ocasio-cortez-and-ryan-highlight-new-yorks-nation-leadingGovernor Hochul and Representatives Ocasio-Cortez and Ryan Highlight New York’s Nation-Leading Moratorium on Hyperscale Data Center ConstructionIL-HB5818LOC GOVT-DATA CENTERPA-HB1667An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions, for determination of net loss deduction, for imposition of tax, for reports and payment of tax, for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment and for additional withholding requirements, repealing provisions relating to consolidated reports, further providing for extension of time to file reports, for changes made by Federal Government, for limitations on assessments, for definitions, for manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction, for enforcement, rules and regulations and inquisitorial powers of the department, for retention of records and for penalties; in gross receipts tax, further providing for imposition of tax and providing for definitions; in tax credit and tax benefit administration, providing for application of tax credits or tax benefits to a unitary business; providing for educational tax credits and for education options tax credits; in manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for business firms and for tax credit certificates; providing for return on equity and for service and facilities; repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program; providing for additional property tax rebate; in general provisions, providing for data centers; and, in general provisions, further providing for estimated tax, for underpayment of estimated tax and for restatement of tax liability under treaties and providing for data centers.