Side-by-side comparisons of how states make decisions about data centers, energy, and infrastructure: incentives, utility tariffs, legislation, and accountability.
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- Which data center load counts: How six PJM states screen data center electricity requests before they count in the load forecast: forecast review, contract terms, collateral, and duplicate-request disclosure.
- Who pays for data center power: How states set the terms large electricity customers must accept: size thresholds, minimum bills, contract terms, exit fees, and collateral.
- What states changed on data centers in 2026: What legislatures, governors, utility regulators, and local governments changed this year, and where each change came from.
- State data center incentives, compared: How states structure their data center sales tax exemptions: eligibility, investment and job requirements, and duration.
- What counts as exempt data center equipment: Which equipment qualifies under each state's data center sales tax exemption.
- How states check their tax incentives: How states evaluate whether their tax incentives deliver what they promise.
- DOE's SPARK grid selections, tracked: The Department of Energy's SPARK grid-upgrade selections, tracked as they move forward.
- Are state rules ready for quantum computing?: Whether state data center incentives, tariffs, and reporting rules address quantum computing, and how states are preparing.
I'm Joshua Phoebus. I spent seven and a half years in Pennsylvania state government, including four years as Director of Performance and Transformation in the Office of Governor Tom Wolf, where I led the Commonwealth's performance-based budgeting engagement across twenty-nine executive agencies and guided agencies on compliance with the tax credit reviews required under Act 48.
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joshuaphoebus
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