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Delaware, year by year.

Every act on the record for Delaware, on the day it happened, newest first by month. Under each month, one tap away, the background, plans and statements the same sources carried. The counts are the state hub's records; nothing is estimated.

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On the record as of October 27, 2026.

An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.

7 acts on the line for Delaware, from 36 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 22 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 4 lines report an act already listed. 3 lines are background, plans or statements. 1 line sits on a date other than the one it was filed under, because its own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).

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2026 7 acts on the line from 9 reports; 22 reported, dated only by the article; 3 lines of background, plans and statements

October 2026 1 act on the line

  1. Moratorium adopted Dover, Delaware

    Dover City Council unanimously approved an 18 month moratorium on data center construction

    spotlightdelaware.org, local outlet

September 2026 1 act on the line; 5 reported; 1 line of background, plans and statements

  1. Moratorium adopted Dover, Delaware

    Dover City Council passed 18 month moratorium on AI data center applications

    delawarepublic.org, local outlet

Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 5 acts

  1. Moratorium Delaware

    Delaware introduced SB 353 to enact moratorium on large scale data center permits until January 2027.

    mashable.com, national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  2. Ordinance New Castle County, Delaware

    Planning Commission reviewed draft ordinance 568 for data center standards including noise, buffers, and enforcement.

    citizenportal.ai, news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  3. Hearing New Castle County, Delaware

    Commissioners debated whether complaint triggered acoustical testing should be mandatory versus discretionary.

    citizenportal.ai, news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  4. Wilmington, Delaware

    Wilmington enacted emergency rezoning related to a data center

    azfamily.com, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  5. Litigation Wilmington, Delaware

    A lawsuit was filed against Wilmington over the rezoning

    azfamily.com, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements

  1. Frederica, Delaware

    Frederica Town Council could pass an ordinance banning data centers

    delawarepublic.org (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)

August 2026 3 acts on the line from 5 reports; 13 reported; 2 lines of background, plans and statements

  1. Delaware

    S.B. 312 signed into law on August 26, 2026, prohibits state agencies, counties and municipalities from entering nondisclosure agreements that restrict public access to information about large scale data center development of 100 megawatts or more

    legis.delaware.gov, primary source

  2. Denial Harrington, Delaware

    Harrington City Council rejected an ordinance to allow data centers in manufacturing zones on August 17

    baytobaynews.com, local outlet

    2 more reports of this
    1. Reported August 17 Harrington City Council unanimously rejected an ordinance that would have added data centers as a conditional use in the city's manufacturing zone. wboc.com
    2. Reported August 18 Harrington rejected ordinance that would allow data centers in city limits delawarepublic.org

  3. Filing New Castle County, Delaware

    The county's planning department submitted additional comments about the data center plan last month, including asking the developer to confirm there is enough energy supply to serve the site

    spotlightdelaware.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 21, 2026)

Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 13 acts

  1. Denial Delaware

    Delaware blocked data centers from shifting power costs to ratepayers

    thecooldown.com, national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  2. Delaware

    Delaware enacted strict clean power requirements for data centers

    rtoinsider.com, trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  3. Delaware

    Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed legislation requiring data centers to build clean energy to power their facilities

    cleantechnica.com, trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

    1 more report of this
    1. Reported August 28 Governor Meyer signed Delaware data center regulations into law baytobaynews.com

  4. Delaware

    Delaware Public Service Commission given more oversight to limit rate hikes and increase utility transparency

    cleantechnica.com, trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  5. Delaware

    Delaware enacted bring your own energy policy with clean energy requirements for data centers

    cleantechnica.com, trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

    1 more report of this
    1. Reported August 27 Delaware enacted a clean energy mandate for hyperscale data centers datacenterdynamics.com

  6. Delaware

    Delaware governor signed legislation requiring data centers to pay their fair share

    whyy.org, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  7. Delaware

    Governor Matt Meyer enacted sweeping data center cost and energy laws

    coasttv.com, news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  8. Delaware

    Delaware enacted comprehensive ratepayer protections and data center guidelines

    wdel.com, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  9. Delaware

    Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed bills that shift responsibility and costs away from Delaware residents and onto data center companies

    nbcphiladelphia.com, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  10. Moratorium Dover, Delaware

    Dover City Council committee unanimously backed an ordinance to suspend acceptance, processing, review, approval and issuance of permits for new data centers for up to 18 months

    yahoo.com, national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  11. Kent County, Delaware

    Kent County has adopted rules governing where data centers can go in unincorporated areas, requiring 300 feet distance between data centers and residents, noise limits, and written statements from water and electric providers

    yahoo.com, national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  12. New Castle County, Delaware

    New Castle County put similar requirements in place after months of public conflict over a controversial project near Delaware City

    yahoo.com, national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  13. Moratorium adopted Delaware

    Delaware city adopted 18 month data center moratorium

    thecooldown.com, national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

Also on the record for August 2026, not acts of their own: 2 lines of background, plans and statements

  1. Delaware

    Delaware law requires data centers to pay their fair share of electricity bills and fund necessary infrastructure upgrades

    cleantechnica.com (a description, not an act)

  2. Dover, Delaware

    Donyale Hall expects to bring final moratorium ordinance to full Dover City Council by September

    yahoo.com (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)

July 2026 1 act on the line; 2 reported

  1. Litigation Kent County, Delaware

    Kent County Levy Court approved regulations for potential data centers in July 2026 with the promise of further protections to come, but no amendments have been added

    baytobaynews.com, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jul 1, 2026)

Reported in July 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 2 acts

  1. Approval Kent County, Delaware

    Kent County approved new data center rules

    wdel.com, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

  2. Rate rule Delaware

    Delaware House passed a bill requiring a separate utility rate for data centers

    wdel.com, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

June 2026 1 act on the line; 1 reported

  1. Delaware

    Delaware state lawmakers passed bills in June requiring developers to supply all power a data center needs after its first 10 years in operation

    spotlightdelaware.org, local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Jun 1, 2026)

Reported in June 2026, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act

  1. Filing Delaware

    New bill introduced to shield Delawareans from high electric rates tied to data centers

    delawarepublic.org, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

March 2026 No acts on the line; 1 reported

Reported in March 2026, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act

  1. Delaware

    Delaware City data center proposal exempted from new regulations

    spotlightdelaware.org, local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)

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