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January 30, 2026

18 entries published that day, the everything feed by the day each row entered the record; the timeline lists milestones alone, by the day they happened. Each is one sourced row of the record: what happened, where, and where it came from. Nothing here is an article and nothing is unapproved.

  1. Maryland Bill event

    S.B. 427, Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers. S.B. 427 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-30. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. Maryland Bill event

    S.B. 427, Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers. S.B. 427 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-30. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. New York Bill event

    A. 10049, 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.. A. 10049 was introduced in the Assembly. 2026-01-30. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. New York Bill event

    A. 10049, 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.. A. 10049 went to committee in the Assembly. 2026-01-30. New York Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. Rhode Island Bill event

    S. 2346, Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island.. S. 2346 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-30. Rhode Island Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. Rhode Island Bill event

    S. 2346, Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island.. S. 2346 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-30. Rhode Island Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. Washington Bill event

    H.B. 2708, Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.. H.B. 2708 was introduced in the House. 2026-01-30. Washington Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. Washington Bill event

    H.B. 2708, Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.. H.B. 2708 went to committee in the House. 2026-01-30. Washington Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. West Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 4983, Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center. H.B. 4983 was introduced in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-30. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  10. West Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 4983, Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center. H.B. 4983 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-01-30. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  11. West Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 695, Department of Commerce rule relating to certification of microgrid district or certification as high impact data center. S.B. 695 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-01-30. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  12. West Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 695, Department of Commerce rule relating to certification of microgrid district or certification as high impact data center. S.B. 695 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-01-30. West Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  13. BC News item

    B.C. says AI and data centre projects must compete for power in new selection process - Castanet. British Columbia launched a competitive selection process allocating 400 MW of electricity to AI and data centre projects over two years, with 300 MW for AI and 100 MW for data centres. Castanet, 2026-01-30. Castanet local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    BC

  14. BC News item

    B.C. government launches selection process for AI, data centre projects to compete for power - Global News. British Columbia government launched a selection process for AI and data center projects to compete for clean power access. This establishes a competitive allocation mechanism for provincial hydroelectric resources. Global News, 2026-01-30. Global News national outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    BC

  15. BC News item

    AI, data centre companies will have to compete for electricity in B.C. - CBC. AI and data center companies in BC must now compete for electricity allocation. The policy represents a significant regulatory change affecting data center projects. CBC, 2026-01-30. CBC national outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    BC

  16. BC News item

    B.C. launching competitive process for clean power in high-demand sectors - BC Gov News. BC government launches a competitive process for allocating clean power to high demand sectors. The initiative directly affects data center development in the province. BC Gov News, 2026-01-30. BC Gov News local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    BC

  17. North Dakota News item

    North Dakota town serves as an example of the promise and perils of data centers for South Dakota - southdakotasearchlight.com. Ellendale mayor and Applied Digital VP discuss data center growth, jobs, housing, utility benefits and challenges for North Dakota town. South Dakota lawmakers reject data center incentive proposals. southdakotasearchlight.com, 2026-01-30. southdakotasearchlight.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    ND

  18. South Dakota News item

    Sully County, home to SD’s largest data center, would welcome more with ‘open arms,' official says - southdakotasearchlight.com. Sully County officials and school district officials tout economic benefits of data center expansion, with cryptocurrency facility expanding from 30 MW to 300 MW. southdakotasearchlight.com, 2026-01-30. southdakotasearchlight.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    SD

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