US states with at least one approved large-load tariff governing data-center grid contracts (7 more pending)
23 statesobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Caveat | Census as of 2026-05. Texas overlay since: the governor froze ERCOT's large-load interconnection process on 2026-08-03 pending a PUCT/ERCOT audit of ~250–300 projects (several months; Batch Zero deadlines slipped) — a queue-integrity freeze inside an existing regime, not a new tariff. See Chapter 3.2. |
| As of | 2026-05 |
| Source | Columbia Climate Law (Sabin Center) / state tariff tracking · Opening discussion of large-load tariffs; as of May 2026, 23 states had at least one approved tariff and seven more had pending proposals. |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-09-21 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-07-02 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | us-states-with-at-least-one-approved-large-load |
Where the guide uses it
- 2.4 The Contract Stack & Commercial/Legal Framework
- 3.11 Community Relations, Opposition & Social License
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