Data center laws in Connecticut
No statute, commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill on data centers at the state level has been published to the record for Connecticut yet. County and city rules are on the scorecard of the Connecticut page.
Rules in Connecticut
When a bill is introduced or an order is issued, it is drafted from the legislature's or the commission's own text and published here after a person reads it. Local rules, county and city ordinances and moratoriums, stay on the Connecticut scorecard.
A law here is one statute, utility commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill at the state level. What it requires is taken from the text, never summarized from coverage; a date the text does not give is left empty. Its status is one of five, defined on the laws index. The dated events beneath a law are the scorecard entries that cite it.
Bills tracked
No official summary on file for 1 of these 5 bills; each links to the legislature's page for the text.
Moving 1
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An Act Concerning Incentives For Qualified Data Centers To Locate In The State.
H.B. 6514 Passed second chamber
In committee 4
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An Act Concerning Colocated Electric Suppliers And Large Electric Load Customers.
H.B. 5469 In committee
To require that large electric load customers in the state provide a sufficient source of electricity generation to meet the demands of such customers. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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An Act Eliminating Certain Tax Incentives For Data Centers.
S.B. 245 In committee
To eliminate certain tax incentives for data centers in the state. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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S.B. 1292 In committee
To require (1) an owner or operator of an artificial intelligence data center to submit quarterly reports to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, and (2) the commissioner to adopt...
To require (1) an owner or operator of an artificial intelligence data center to submit quarterly reports to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, and (2) the commissioner to adopt regulations concerning water and energy efficiency standards for such data centers. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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An Act Concerning Energy And Water Efficiency Requirements For Artificial Intelligence Data Centers.
H.B. 5076 In committee
To promote energy and water consumption efficiency in artificial intelligence data centers. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
5 bills tracked in Connecticut; 2026 General Assembly, legislature adjourned. 2 bills matched the watch terms as of October 26, 2026. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
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