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March 12, 2026

17 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. Alabama Bill event

    S.B. 270, Electric Utilities; review by Public Service Commission of certain contracts with large load data centers further provided for. S.B. 270 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-12. Alabama Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  2. Indiana Bill event

    H.B. 1210, Department of local government finance.. H.B. 1210 was signed. 2026-03-12. Indiana Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  3. Minnesota Bill event

    H.F. 4153, Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.. H.F. 4153 was introduced in the House. 2026-03-12. Minnesota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  4. Minnesota Bill event

    H.F. 4153, Criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for data centers modified, data centers' electricity sales exempted in calculating a utility's solar energy standard, and data centers exempted from paying sales tax on electricity purchases.. H.F. 4153 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-12. Minnesota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  5. Minnesota Bill event

    H.F. 4173, Certain defined terms maintained, and data center exemptions modified.. H.F. 4173 was introduced in the House. 2026-03-12. Minnesota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  6. Minnesota Bill event

    H.F. 4173, Certain defined terms maintained, and data center exemptions modified.. H.F. 4173 went to committee in the House. 2026-03-12. Minnesota Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  7. Nebraska Bill event

    L.B. 1010, Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers. L.B. 1010 passed the Legislature. 2026-03-12. Nebraska Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  8. Virginia Bill event

    H.B. 323, Data centers; Department of Energy shall lead efforts to accelerate use of waste heat, report.. H.B. 323 passed the Senate. 2026-03-12. Virginia Legislature primary source (dated by the legislature's own record of the action)

  9. PJM Interconnection (13 states and the District of Columbia) Reference figure

    Monitoring Analytics, Independent Market Monitor for PJM, 2025 State of the Market Report for PJM, Volume 1. Increase in PJM capacity market revenues across the 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 base residual auctions that resulted from existing and forecast data center load: 23,100,955,341 USD. The three auctions' capacity market revenues with and without the existing and forecast data center load in PJM's peak load forecast, at the actual clearing prices, quantities and uplift MW; 7,271,197,971 dollars (an 82.1 percent increase) for 2026/2027 and 6,497,653,512 dollars (65.5 percent) for 2027/2028, 2027. Monitoring Analytics, Independent Market Monitor for PJM, 2025 State of the Market Report for PJM, Volume 1 primary source (content date)

  10. Indiana News item

    H.B. 1210: Department of local government finance.. Indiana H.B. 1210, 2026 Regular Session: was signed on 2026-03-12. Matched on data center. Indiana Legislature, 2026-03-12. Indiana Legislature primary source (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    IN

  11. Montana News item

    Proposed 5,000 Acre AI data center near Broadview raises questions from residents | Billings News - NonStop Local Billings. A proposed 5,000 acre AI data center near Broadview is raising questions from residents. The project's announcement prompted resident concerns about the development. NonStop Local Billings, 2026-03-12. NonStop Local Billings local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    MTquantica-broadview-data-center-mt

  12. Montana News item

    Proposed 5,000-Acre AI data center near Broadview raises questions from residents | Billings News - NonStop Local Billings. Residents have raised questions about a proposal for an AI data center covering 5,000 acres near Broadview, Montana. NonStop Local Billings, 2026-03-12. NonStop Local Billings local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    MTquantica-broadview-data-center-mt

  13. North Carolina News item

    H5 Data Centers explores expansion in Charlotte’s University Research Park - WSOC TV. H5 Data Centers is exploring expansion in Charlotte's University Research Park. WSOC TV, 2026-03-12. WSOC TV local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    NCh5-charlotte-nc

  14. New Jersey News item

    AI boom hits NJ: Residents blast constant noise, pollution from mega data center - New Jersey 101.5. New Jersey residents have voiced complaints about noise and pollution from a large data center. This represents public statements opposing or expressing concern about data center operations. New Jersey 101.5, 2026-03-12. New Jersey 101.5 local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    NJ

  15. Rhode Island News item

    R.I. Senate debates tax exemptions for data centers - The Boston Globe. The Rhode Island Senate debated tax exemptions for data centers. This is a jurisdictional action on tax policy for the industry. The Boston Globe, 2026-03-12. The Boston Globe local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    RI

  16. Rhode Island News item

    Should RI give big tax breaks to attract data centers? - The Providence Journal. Rhode Island considered whether to offer large tax breaks to attract data centers. The debate reflects state policy decisions on data center incentives. The Providence Journal, 2026-03-12. The Providence Journal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    RI

  17. Rhode Island News item

    Should RI give big tax breaks to attract data centers? Here's the debate. - The Providence Journal. Rhode Island considered whether to offer large tax breaks to attract data centers. The debate reflects state policy decisions on data center incentives. The Providence Journal, 2026-03-12. The Providence Journal local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    RI

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