Datacenta

Where data centers are welcome, state by state

Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0. All sources

Deadlines, sessions and votes that could change the map. Hover an item to light up its states. Effects are from a developer's point of view.

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Pick what a project needs. States that meet every condition stay lit. Policy conditions follow the timeline date.

Tax break open to new projects No statewide freeze No widespread local bans Has a data center hub Industrial power under Water stress

A map of how each US state treats data centers: tax breaks, permit freezes, grid-cost and water rules, and local bans. It's checked daily against state bill trackers and reviewed weekly.

Color is temperature. Cool blue states are courting data centers, and warm amber and red states are pulling back. Welcoming states drift the most. States under a statewide freeze hold still. Bright clusters are the major data center markets.

Select Replay since 2025 to play back how policy changed, or drag through it month by month.