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Data Center Site Selection in Colorado: Xcel’s Large-Load Tariff, Water and Local RulesData center site selection in Colorado: Xcel’s proposed 50 MW large-load tariff, failed 2026 incentive bills, carbon targets, and Denver and Aurora water rules.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in FloridaData center site selection in Florida: FPL’s LLCS large-load tariffs, the 2026 data center law (SB 484), the 100 MW sales tax exemption, hurricanes and water.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Georgia: Georgia Power, PSC Rules, Water and TaxesData center site selection in Georgia: Georgia Power’s large-load rules, the PSC’s 2025 capacity decision, metro Atlanta exurbs, the sales tax exemption and water.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in IdahoData center site selection in Idaho: Idaho Power special contracts above 20 MW, hydropower, the Kuna and Boise market, the sales tax exemption and water rights.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Illinois: ComEd, Ameren, PJM vs. MISO and the Incentive PauseData center site selection in Illinois: ComEd’s 28 GW queue, Ameren and MISO downstate, the paused tax incentive program, CEJA and CRGA, and local approvals.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in IndianaData center site selection in Indiana: NIPSCO, Duke, AES Indiana and I&M large-load rules, New Carlisle and Fort Wayne, HEA 1007 and the sales tax exemption.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in IowaData center site selection in Iowa: MidAmerican and Alliant power, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, wind energy and the sales tax exemption after HF 976.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in KansasData center site selection in Kansas: the SB 98 sales tax exemption, Evergy’s 75 MW large-load tariff, SPP wind and transmission, water rights and county rules.10 min →
Data Center Site Selection in KentuckyData center site selection in Kentucky: LG&E-KU, EKPC and PJM/MISO utilities, the HB 8 and HB 775 sales tax exemption, large-load tariffs and coal-region sites.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in LouisianaData center site selection in Louisiana: Entergy and SWEPCO, Meta’s Richland Parish campus, the PSC Lightning fast-track, gas plants and the sales tax rebate.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in MarylandData center site selection in Maryland: Quantum Frederick, Frederick County’s overlay, Potomac Edison, BGE, PJM, large-load rules and the sales tax exemption.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Michigan: DTE, Consumers, Tax Rules and WaterData center site selection in Michigan: DTE and Consumers Energy large-load terms, the 2024 sales tax exemption, the Saline Township Stargate campus and water rules.7 min →
Data Center Site Selection in MinnesotaData center site selection in Minnesota: the 2025 data center law’s fees and water rules, sales tax changes, Xcel’s large load tariff, MISO lines and local fights.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in MississippiHow data center site selection works in Mississippi: Entergy, Mississippi Power and TVA territories, the state data center incentive, megaproject deals and permits.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in MissouriData center site selection in Missouri: SB 4 large-load tariffs, Ameren (MISO) vs. Evergy (SPP), Kansas City and St. Louis sites, and the sales tax exemption.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in MontanaData center site selection in Montana: NorthWestern Energy’s large-load tariff case, Colstrip, Butte and Billings proposals, Class 17 property tax and cooling.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in NebraskaData center site selection in Nebraska: an all-public-power grid (OPPD, NPPD, LES), Omaha and Papillion campuses, LB 1261 and the end of ImagiNE tax incentives.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Nevada: NV Energy, Reno and Las Vegas, Water Rules and GOED AbatementsData center site selection in Nevada: NV Energy’s large-load terms and IRP, Reno and the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, Las Vegas water limits and GOED abatements.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in New MexicoData center site selection in New Mexico: PNM, El Paso Electric and Xcel SPS, industrial revenue bonds, water limits, Los Lunas and the Project Jupiter debate.10 min →
Data Center Site Selection in New York: NYISO, Hydropower and the 2026 Permit PauseData center site selection in New York: NYISO large-load queue, NYPA hydropower, Niagara and STAMP sites, Executive Order 62 and the 2026 moratorium bill.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in North CarolinaData center site selection in North Carolina: Duke Energy’s large-load process and tariff, Catawba County, the Triangle, sales tax rules and 2025–2026 legislation.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in North DakotaData center site selection in North Dakota: MDU, Basin Electric, Xcel and co-ops, Applied Digital’s Ellendale campus, cold climate, coal, wind and tax rules.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Ohio: AEP Ohio’s Tariff, PJM Costs and the Tax PauseData center site selection in Ohio: AEP Ohio’s PUCO-approved data center tariff, Columbus and New Albany, PJM capacity prices, the tax exemption pause and sites.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in OklahomaData center site selection in Oklahoma: OG&E and PSO large-load tariffs, HB 2992 (2026), SPP’s 90-day HILL path, Pryor’s MidAmerica park, Stillwater and tax rules.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in OregonData center site selection in Oregon: Hillsboro, The Dalles and Prineville, PGE’s Schedule 96 under the POWER Act, BPA transmission limits and the 2026 tax pause.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in PennsylvaniaData center site selection in Pennsylvania: the PUC’s large-load model tariff, PPL’s pipeline, Susquehanna nuclear deals, Homer City and the sales tax exemption.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in South CarolinaData center site selection in South Carolina: Santee Cooper’s large-load rate, Dominion and Duke, the 2025 Energy Security Act, Berkeley County and 2026 bills.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in South DakotaData center site selection in South Dakota: Xcel, Black Hills, NorthWestern and co-op power, the 2026 data center law, failed tax incentives and Sioux Falls.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in TennesseeData center site selection in Tennessee: TVA and local power company rules, the 2026 data center rate, Memphis air permit fights, Nashville demand and sales tax.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Texas: Grids, SB 6, Water and IncentivesData center site selection in Texas: ERCOT and non-ERCOT grids, SB 6 large-load rules, the 2026 queue audit, water law, sales tax exemption and key markets.10 min →
Data Center Site Selection in UtahData center site selection in Utah: Rocky Mountain Power and the SB 132 large-load law, Eagle Mountain and West Jordan campuses, HB 76 water rules and sales tax.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Virginia: Power, GS-5, Zoning and Tax RulesData center site selection in Virginia: Dominion’s GS-5 large-load rate class, Loudoun and Prince William zoning, the sales tax exemption and Southside options.9 min →
Data Center Site Selection in Washington StateData center site selection in Washington: Quincy and Wenatchee, Grant, Chelan and Douglas PUD hydropower, the rural sales tax exemption and tight new supply.10 min →
Data Center Site Selection in West VirginiaData center site selection in West Virginia: the HB 2014 microgrid law, the 90 MW data center test, coal and gas power, PJM utilities and local control.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in WisconsinData center site selection in Wisconsin: We Energies’ Very Large Customer tariff, MISO, the 2023 sales tax exemption, Lake Michigan water and local approvals.8 min →
Data Center Site Selection in WyomingData center site selection in Wyoming: Black Hills Energy’s large power contract tariff in Cheyenne, Rocky Mountain Power, cool climate, gas, wind and taxes.8 min →

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