March 5, 2026
32 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.
- Congress Bill event
H.R. 7858, Data Center Community Impact Act. H.B. 7858 was introduced in the House. 2026-03-05. Congress primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Congress Bill event
H.R. 7858, Data Center Community Impact Act. H.B. 7858 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-05. Congress primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Connecticut Bill event
H.B. 5469, An Act Concerning Colocated Electric Suppliers And Large Electric Load Customers.. H.B. 5469 was introduced in the House. 2026-03-05. Connecticut Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Connecticut Bill event
H.B. 5469, An Act Concerning Colocated Electric Suppliers And Large Electric Load Customers.. H.B. 5469 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-05. Connecticut Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Idaho Bill event
S. 1368, Adds to existing law to provide for new large loads.. S. 1368 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-05. Idaho Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- 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 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-05. Idaho Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Kentucky Bill event
H.B. 593, AN ACT relating to data centers.. H.B. 593 was received in the Senate. 2026-03-05. Kentucky Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Kentucky Bill event
H.B. 593, AN ACT relating to data centers.. H.B. 593 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-05. Kentucky Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Oregon Bill event
H.B. 4084, Relating to economic development; and prescribing an effective date.. H.B. 4084 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-05. Oregon Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- 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 passed the House. 2026-03-05. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- South Dakota Bill event
H.B. 1038, Allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.. H.B. 1038 went to committee in the Senate. 2026-03-05. South Dakota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Utah Bill event
H.B. 585, Data Center Amendments. H.B. 585 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-05. Utah Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)
- Oregon Statement
Jason Beebe, Mayor. Prineville is home to both Facebook and Apple data centers with 15 year tax exemptions beginning to expire Said March 5, 2026, bendbulletin.com. bendbulletin.com local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)
- Oregon Statement
Casey Kaiser, assistant city manager. Meta and Apple funded nearly the entire aquifer system Said March 5, 2026, KTVZ. KTVZ local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)
- Oregon Statement
Casey Kaiser, assistant city manager. Data centers pay same water rates and system development charges as any other industrial developer Said March 5, 2026, KTVZ. KTVZ local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)
- Oregon Statement
Jason Beebe, Mayor. Regulations will likely aim to protect energy infrastructure and water supplies from being overburdened Said March 5, 2026, bendbulletin.com. bendbulletin.com local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)
- Oregon Jurisdiction event
Oregon. Committee will provide policy recommendations to governor and legislature no later than October 2026 redmondspokesman.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
- Oregon Jurisdiction event
Oregon. Gov. Tina Kotek announced new Data Center Advisory Committee in January 2026 with seven members redmondspokesman.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
- Prineville, Marion County, OR Reference figure
KTVZ. Approximately 600 people work between Meta and Apple data center sites: 600 jobs. Prineville, Marion County, OR, 2026. KTVZ local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
- Prineville, Marion County, OR Reference figure
KTVZ. Three data centers in Prineville use about 10 percent of water used in the city: 10 percent. Prineville, Marion County, OR, 2026. KTVZ local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
- Prineville, Marion County, OR Reference figure
KTVZ. Aquifer system has capacity of up to 800 million gallons of water: 800,000,000 gallons. Prineville, Marion County, OR, 2026. KTVZ local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
- Prineville, Marion County, OR Reference figure
KTVZ. Meta's total investment in Oregon exceeds 2 billion dollars: 2,000,000,000 dollars. Prineville, Marion County, OR, 2026. KTVZ local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
- Arizona News item
Vintage Partners scraps Phoenix, Arizona, data center plans. Vintage Partners cancels Phoenix data center plans on 63 acre Laveen site due to city regulations and power grid upgrade costs. Data Center Dynamics, 2026-03-05. Data Center Dynamics trade press (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- New Hampshire News item
Electricity costs, land prices limit data center construction in New Hampshire - The Dartmouth. State legislators debate whether New Hampshire should incentivize data center development, citing high electricity costs and land prices. The Dartmouth, 2026-03-05. The Dartmouth local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Ohio News item
Hollow Promises in Ohio’s Silicon Heartland - The American Prospect. Ohio's data center boom has driven electricity price increases averaging $42 monthly per residential customer since 2021; PJM warned capacity costs are almost entirely from data center demand. The American Prospect, 2026-03-05. The American Prospect local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Oregon News item
Problem Solvers: Tech investment in state-of-the-art water system could reshape Prineville’s economy. Prineville operates state of the art aquifer storage system funded by Meta and Apple for data center cooling; stores 800 million gallons. KTVZ, 2026-03-05. KTVZ local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Oregon News item
Prineville leaders present at Oregon data center committee. Prineville leaders presented to Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee on data center policy development; state to create regulations by October. bendbulletin.com, 2026-03-05. bendbulletin.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Oregon News item
Prineville leaders present at Oregon data center committee - bendbulletin.com. Prineville city leaders presented to Oregon's newly formed Data Center Advisory Committee, sharing the city's experience with Facebook and Apple data centers. The committee was tasked with developing data center policy recommendations. bendbulletin.com, 2026-03-05. bendbulletin.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- QC News item
La Caisse invests CAD 240 million to advance Cologix’s AI ready MTL8 data centre in Montréal - Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. La Caisse provided CAD 240 million senior financing for Cologix's MTL8 data centre in Montréal, which offers 21 MW capacity and holds LEED Gold certification. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, 2026-03-05. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- QC News item
La Caisse de dépôt a aidé une firme américaine à construire un centre de données à Montréal - Le Journal de Montréal. A U.S. firm has built a data center in Montreal with backing from the Caisse de dépôt, a major Quebec pension fund. The project is under construction or recently completed. Le Journal de Montréal, 2026-03-05. Le Journal de Montréal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Virginia News item
Despite heated debate, supervisors OK another data center outside of the county’s overlay district - Prince William Times. Prince William County supervisors approved another data center outside the county's overlay district despite debate. The decision indicates regulatory action on data center siting within the jurisdiction. Prince William Times, 2026-03-05. Prince William Times local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Washington News item
We need to regulate these in this state and beyond. Encourage elected officials to bring more attempts to bring data centers under better regulations. - facebook.com. The 50501 Movement Washington State advocates on social media for elected officials to enact stronger data center regulations. The group calls for regulation at state and broader levels. facebook.com, 2026-03-05. facebook.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
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