Data center laws in Idaho
1 rule at the state level: 1 statute. Each says what it requires in the words of its text, with the effective date the text gives and a link to the bill or order.
Last verified
- Rules on the record
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- Passed
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- Statutes
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Rules in Idaho
- H. 911 Statute
Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.
Passed
H. 911 of the 2026 Regular Session was signed on April 2, 2026. The legislature titles it: Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.
What it requires
A public utility may not serve a new large load except under a service contract the Public Utilities Commission has approved, filed before service begins with a no harm test, the commission's assessment of the effect on existing customers' rates and supporting information.
A public utility may not serve a new large load except under a service contract the Public Utilities Commission has approved, filed before service begins with a no harm test, the commission's assessment of the effect on existing customers' rates and supporting information. A new large load is one that raises the cumulative power requirement of a service entrance by 50 megawatts or more in any 60 month period under a contract entered into on or after July 1, 2026. The commission must decide within 270 days and must approve where the utility shows that service quality and reliability for its other customers will be at least as good as if it had not served the load, and that the new large load funds its full cost of service, its share of generation, transmission, substation and distribution investment included; approval is conditioned on financial security sufficient to protect the utility's other customers from stranded or unrecovered costs. A load may not escape the test by splitting itself among service entrances or adding meters to serve one enterprise, and the commission reviews an approved contract's rates in every general rate case.
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
Signed into law 2
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Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.
H. 911 Signed
PUBLIC UTILITIES -- Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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H. 521 Signed
TAXATION -- Adds to and amends existing law to provide a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase or use of eligible server equipment and new data center facilities by a qualifying business. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
In committee 5
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H. 897 In committee
TAXATION -- Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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H. 820 In committee
TAXATION -- Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.
S. 1368 In committee
PUBLIC UTILITIES -- Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Amends and adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.
H. 756 In committee
PUBLIC UTILITY -- Amends and adds to existing law to provide for new large loads. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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H. 609 In committee
TAXATION -- Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a property tax exemption for certain capital investments. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
7 bills tracked in Idaho; 2026 Regular Session, legislature adjourned. 6 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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