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Search verified public sources behind data-center utility cases, moratoria, legislation and environmental permits. This is a growing records map—not a national facility count.
from 48 states signed a national moratorium letter, according to the convening advocacy group.
Food & Water Watch · June 11, 2026 ↗142protest eventswere reported across 42 states in the first coordinated nationwide action.
Reuters · July 18, 2026 ↗300+state billswere reported in the first six weeks of 2026, with moratorium proposals in 14 states.
Data Center Watch · Q1 2026 ↗CURRENT SEARCH SIGNAL · JULY 29, 2026
Google Trends surfaced a 20K+ search spike around Northern Virginia data-center disconnection and a separate ratepayer-protection trend. The briefs below follow those searches back to primary records.
What NERC, PJM and Dominion records say about the 2024 and 2025 events.
Read Evidence Brief 002 →Ratepayer + energyRatepayer Protection PledgeSeparate the national commitment from tariffs, contracts and commission orders.
Read Evidence Brief 003 →SOURCE-LINKED NATIONAL LOCATOR
Search by state, locality or issue. Every result links to a government record or, in Virginia, an index whose rows link directly to agency documents.
No result is treated as proof that a facility was built, began operating, caused pollution or received every required approval.
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The Public Service Commission docket is open to receive comments addressing large-load additions. The docket card is the place to verify current filings, orders, hearings and deadlines.
Source checked July 29, 2026The Arizona Corporation Commission says the case includes proposed changes to APS's Extra High Load Factor, which applies to large-load users including data centers. A recommended order is expected before a Commission vote.
Source checked July 29, 2026The introduced bill would prohibit the county Department of Permitting Services from issuing a building permit for a data center and would sunset two years after taking effect.
Source checked July 29, 2026The governor's office says DEC will pause discretionary permits not already deemed complete while the state develops a generic environmental review and regulatory framework.
Source checked July 29, 2026The Georgia Public Service Commission record provides the public filing page and attachments for Georgia Power's quarterly large-load economic-development report.
Source checked July 29, 2026The Wisconsin PSC described changes to a proposed tariff for very large customers and identifies 6630-TE-113 as the docket containing the proceeding's documents.
Source checked July 29, 2026The enacted measure directs the Public Utility Commission to create a service classification for large energy-use facilities and requires cost allocation and risk protections for other retail customers.
Source checked July 29, 2026The Public Evidence index normalizes permit identifiers, facilities, dates, localities and regional offices and links each row to the Virginia DEQ document.
Source checked July 29, 2026WHAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO VERIFY
These are evidence paths, not assumed conclusions. Each issue requires a different public record, decision-maker and deadline.
Look for utility tariffs, infrastructure-cost allocation, integrated resource plans and commission dockets—not only a developer announcement.
Open field guide →02 / WaterSeparate peak withdrawal, annual consumption, recycled water, drought conditions and the capacity of the named public system.
Open field guide →03 / Public processA hearing notice, planning agenda, zoning case or comment deadline is actionable. A petition or news story does not replace the controlling notice.
Open field guide →04 / Noise and airPermits can describe engines, turbines, fuel and operating limits. They do not by themselves prove construction, operation, actual emissions or harm.
Open field guide →05 / Land and subsidiesTrack parcels, special-use approvals, tax exemptions, development agreements and public-benefit terms as separate records.
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