Data Center Record.
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February 18, 2026

23 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. Alaska Bill event

    S.B. 250, Data Centers, Utilities. S.B. 250 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Alaska Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. California Bill event

    S.B. 1168, Data centers: rate structures.. S.B. 1168 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-02-18. California Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. Georgia Bill event

    H.B. 1063, Electric utilities; protect residential and retail electricity customers from costs associated with data center construction and operation; require. H.B. 1063 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. Georgia Bill event

    S.B. 530, Georgia Property Tax Fairness Fund; create. S.B. 530 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Georgia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. South Dakota Bill event

    S.B. 232, Impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.. S.B. 232 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. South Dakota Bill event

    S.B. 135, Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.. S.B. 135 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. South Dakota Bill event

    S.B. 235, Protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers, to clarify authority to regulate data centers, and to modify provisions pertaining to the purchasing of goods and services by a data center.. S.B. 235 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. South Dakota Bill event

    H.B. 1246, Prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers.. H.B. 1246 went to committee in the House. 2026-02-18. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. Utah Bill event

    H.B. 585, Data Center Amendments. H.B. 585 was introduced in the House. 2026-02-18. Utah Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  10. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 897, Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, delayed effective date.. H.B. 897 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  11. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 496, Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.. H.B. 496 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  12. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 507, Data centers; permit requirements, emission limits for certain engine-generator sets.. H.B. 507 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  13. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 591, Data centers; policy of the Commonwealth.. H.B. 591 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-02-18. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  14. Virginia Bill event

    S.B. 336, Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc.. S.B. 336 went to committee in the House of Delegates. 2026-02-18. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  15. Utah Jurisdiction event

    Utah. Environmental coalition speaks in opposition to two potential data centers in Tooele and Utah counties. ksl.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  16. Utah Jurisdiction event

    Utah. SB225 passed out of Senate committee with bipartisan support and is awaiting full Senate vote. ksl.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  17. Utah Jurisdiction event

    Utah. SB225 limits water use for Salt Lake City inland port projects to 200,000 gallons per day but does not cap water use for projects in other areas. ksl.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  18. Utah Jurisdiction event

    Utah. Coalition of environmental groups releases report criticizing Utah Inland Port Authority water use in Great Salt Lake Basin counties (Salt Lake, Utah, Tooele, Weber, Box Elder). ksl.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  19. Kentucky News item

    S.B. 32: AN ACT relating to measures to strengthen Kentucky's economic infrastructure.. Kentucky S.B. 32, 2026 Regular Session: died when the session adjourned on 2026-02-18. Matched on digital asset mining. Indirect match. Kentucky Legislature, 2026-02-18. Kentucky Legislature primary source (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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  20. QC News item

    Les centres de données paieront l’électricité plus cher - Radio-Canada. Data centers will pay higher electricity rates, according to Radio Canada. The rate increase reflects a policy change affecting data center operations. Radio-Canada, 2026-02-18. Radio-Canada local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  21. QC News item

    Quebec: Yes to data centres, but they’ll have to pay more for electricity - CityNews Montreal. Quebec approved data centers but will charge higher electricity rates. The province set a new tariff structure for data center power consumption. CityNews Montreal, 2026-02-18. CityNews Montreal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    QC

  22. Utah News item

    Environmental groups clash with Utah Inland Port Authority, Legislature over water use. Utah legislative efforts to cap water use for inland port projects face opposition from environmental groups over data center impacts. ksl.com, 2026-02-18. ksl.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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  23. Utah News item

    Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary plots 7.5GW 'Wonder Valley' data center campus in Utah. Kevin O'Leary is planning a Wonder Valley data center campus of 7.5GW in Box Elder County, Utah, with West GenCo to oversee permitting and state regulatory coordination. Data Center Dynamics, 2026-02-18. Data Center Dynamics trade press (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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