January 7, 2026

1. Illinois Bill event

   H.B. 4319, DATA CENTER-PROPERTY RTS. H.B. 4319 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-07. Illinois Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

2. Missouri Bill event

   H.B. 2239, Creates the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Environmental Accountability Act. H.B. 2239 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-07. Missouri Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

3. New York Bill event

   A. 9086, Regulates energy consumption by data centers; requires annual disclosure reporting; prohibits incentives in fossil fuel power purchase agreements with utilities.. A. 9086 went to committee in the Assembly. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

4. New York Bill event

   S. 6394, Regulates energy consumption by data centers; requires annual disclosure reporting; prohibits incentives in fossil fuel power purchase agreements with utilities.. S. 6394 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

5. New York Bill event

   A. 9297, Requires hyperscale data centers to offset their electricity demand by funding household electrification measures.. A. 9297 went to committee in the Assembly. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

6. New York Bill event

   S. 3347, Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a study on powering cryptocurrency mining facilities with renewable energy.. S. 3347 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

7. New York Bill event

   S. 8645, Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, regardless of the expected storage or transmission capacity of such battery energy storage systems, and whether or not such battery energy storage systems will be co-located with renewable energy systems; requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans.. S. 8645 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

8. New York Bill event

   S. 8645, Authorizes ORES to issue siting permits for battery energy storage systems for use by data centers, regardless of the expected storage or transmission capacity of such battery energy storage systems, and whether or not such battery energy storage systems will be co-located with renewable energy systems; requires data centers to submit carbon reduction plans.. S. 8645 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

9. New York Bill event

   S. 8546, Requires the public service commission establish a grid modernization surcharge imposed on utilities for the energy use of data centers and high-intensity data centers which meet a specified threshold of electricity or information-technology load; establishes the grid modernization fund to finance investments in system reliability, capacity expansion, and integration of clean energy resources.. S. 8546 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

10. New York Bill event

    A. 9136, Requires the owner or operator of a new data center to submit to the Public Service Commission a thermal energy network feasibility assessment that identifies potential off-site thermal loads within one mile of the facility; requires that new data centers be designed, constructed, and operated to capture and reuse waste heat generated by computing equipment through a thermal energy network.. A. 9136 went to committee in the Assembly. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

11. New York Bill event

    A. 9064, Prohibits electric corporations and gas corporations from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers as a result of increased costs incurred due to the building or operation of a data center except to those ratepayers involved with or associated with the building or operation of such data center or semiconductor fabrication plant.. A. 9064 went to committee in the Assembly. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

12. New York Bill event

    S. 8536, Prohibits electric corporations and gas corporations from passing along costs or increasing charges to ratepayers as a result of increased costs incurred due to the building or operation of a data center except to those ratepayers involved with or associated with the building or operation of such data center or semiconductor fabrication plant.. S. 8536 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-07. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

13. Arizona News item

    Neighbors express concern over proposed new West Valley data center project. Project Baccara proposes two data centers with on site natural gas generation north of Luke Air Force Base in Maricopa County, drawing organized community opposition and ongoing regulatory review. www.abc15.com, 2026-01-07. www.abc15.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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14. QC News item

    Vantage completes latest data center in Montréal, Canada - Data Center Dynamics. Vantage completed a data center in Montreal, Canada. The facility is now operational. Data Center Dynamics, 2026-01-07. Data Center Dynamics trade press (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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