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IL-SB2181 — DATA CENTER REPORTING

Creates the Illinois Data Center Energy and Water Reporting Act. Defines terms. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, all data centers operating within the State shall annually report the data center's energy and water consumption to the Illinois Power Agency for the preceding calendar year. Sets forth requirements for the content of the report. Provides that reports shall be submitted to the Agency no later than March 31 of each year. Sets forth provisions concerning data confidentiality and public access to…

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionIllinoisState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-05-22Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting · Water standard

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private. Measures or limits how much water a data center draws for cooling, and how local scarcity is weighed in approvals.

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Energy · Water

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PA-HB2150Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for annual reporting of energy consumption and water consumption by data centers; and imposing a penalty.Disclosure & reporting · Water standard · EnergyS-4214United States · Introduced / in committeeArtificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium ActDisclosure & reporting · Water standard · EnergyPA-HB2515Pennsylvania · Introduced / in committeeAn Act providing for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution; imposing duties on the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and the Office of Attorney General; and imposing civil penalties.Disclosure & reporting · Water standard · EnergyID-HB 895Idaho · Enacted or issuedData centers, water use, coolingDisclosure & reporting · Water standard · Water
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DATA CENTER REPORTING

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Policy record 1Policy theme 4Policy mechanism 2Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryexplicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordIL-SB2181DATA CENTER REPORTINGIL-SB2181: DATA CENTER REPORTINGPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeWaterExplicit record textWater: Explicit record textPolicy themeCertification & Standa…AI-assisted policy themeCertification & Standards: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalPolicy mechanismWater standardText-derived policy signalWater standard: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionIllinoisState policy jurisdictionIllinois: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorSteve StadelmanpersonSteve Stadelman: personPolicy familyDATA CENTER REPORTINGILDATA CENTER REPORTING: IL

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