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March 4, 2026

21 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. Arizona Bill event

    H.B. 2457, Public utilities; plant construction; colocation. H.B. 2457 passed the House. 2026-03-04. Arizona Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. Idaho Bill event

    S. 1368, Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.. S. 1368 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-03-04. Idaho Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. Idaho Bill event

    H. 820, 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.. H. 820 was introduced in the House. 2026-03-04. Idaho Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. Kansas Bill event

    S.B. 526, Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.. S.B. 526 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-03-04. Kansas Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. Kansas Bill event

    S.B. 526, Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.. S.B. 526 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-04. Kansas Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. Maryland Bill event

    S.B. 992, Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program. S.B. 992 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-04. Maryland Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. Ohio Bill event

    H.B. 646, Create the Data Center Study Commission. H.B. 646 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-04. Ohio Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. Oklahoma Bill event

    H.B. 2992, Corporation Commission; creating the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026; effective date; emergency.. H.B. 2992 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-04. Oklahoma Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. Oregon Bill event

    H.B. 4084, Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date.. H.B. 4084 was sent to the governor. 2026-03-04. Oregon Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  10. Rhode Island Bill event

    S. 2776, Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.. S. 2776 was introduced in the Senate. 2026-03-04. Rhode Island Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  11. Rhode Island Bill event

    S. 2776, Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.. S. 2776 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-04. Rhode Island Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  12. Tennessee Bill event

    H.B. 1461, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68, relative to high performance computing facilities.. H.B. 1461 died when the session adjourned. 2026-03-04. Tennessee Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  13. Tennessee Bill event

    H.B. 1847, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers.. H.B. 1847 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-04. Tennessee Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  14. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 496, Certain data from water users; water use consumption for domestic, etc., purposes, data centers.. H.B. 496 passed the House of Delegates. 2026-03-04. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  15. Rhode Island Jurisdiction event

    Rhode Island. Senate bill S2776, introduced on March 4, contained similar electric cost provisions for facilities meeting the 50 megawatt threshold. upriseri.com local outlet (content date)

  16. Alaska News item

    Data centers powering the AI boom demand local energy. Anchorage Assembly members want to regulate them - Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage Assembly members are considering regulations for data centers to address energy demands from AI operations. The action represents a local jurisdiction's response to data center growth. Anchorage Daily News, 2026-03-04. Anchorage Daily News local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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  17. Delaware News item

    Data center regulations in NCC may see final vote, council makes compromises - Spotlight Delaware. New Castle County Council held a second hearing on data center regulations and voted 4-0 on March 10 to advance an ordinance regulating large scale data center developments. The ordinance mandates closed loop cooling systems and establishes setbacks and noise standards for data centers. Spotlight Delaware, 2026-03-04. Spotlight Delaware local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    DE

  18. Georgia News item

    Major tech companies back Trump pledge to pay more for data center electricity ahead of signing - Fox Business. Tech executives from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon signed a White House pledge to pay for AI data center infrastructure and power costs without increasing utility bills. Fox Business, 2026-03-04. Fox Business national outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    GA

  19. NB News item

    Data centres not part of NB Power's 'energy shortfall' forecast - Telegraph-Journal. NB Power stated that data centres are not part of its energy shortfall forecast. This clarifies the utility's position on data center power demand impacts. Telegraph-Journal, 2026-03-04. Telegraph-Journal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    NB

  20. Oregon News item

    Hillsboro will not get more industrial land for high tech, data centers after all – for now - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB. Oregon Senator Janeen Sollman dropped Senate Bill 1586 that would have added 373 acres to Hillsboro's urban growth boundary for advanced technology industries after strong opposition from residents and land policy advocates. The bill faced concerns about language allowing data centers as accessory uses in industrial facilities. OPB (via Google News), 2026-03-04. OPB (via Google News) local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    OR

  21. Wisconsin News item

    New details revealed for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center - WisBusiness. Newly unredacted contract details show Meta's Beaver Dam data center could use 220 megawatts of power, less than other Wisconsin hyperscale projects but enough to power 165,000 homes. WisBusiness, 2026-03-04. WisBusiness local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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