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 "meta": {
  "buildDate": "2026-09-10",
  "lastVerified": "2026-09-10",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "note": "Federal US (and one EU comparison) action on AI data centers and energy, each with its official source. Verified 2026-09-10; re-verify monthly."
 },
 "records": [
  {
   "jurisdiction": "European Union",
   "code": "EU",
   "instrument": "Commission proposal for the Cloud and AI Development Act",
   "title": "Proposal for the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA)",
   "status": "introduced",
   "year": 2026,
   "what": "Adopted by the European Commission on June 3, 2026; aims to strengthen the EU cloud and AI ecosystem by funding research into sustainable cloud and AI technologies, accelerating the conditions for deploying energy-efficient data centre capacity across the EU, and creating a single EU-wide cloud and AI sovereignty assessment framework.",
   "who": "Cloud and AI providers, data centre operators, and EU member states",
   "url": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/proposal-cloud-and-ai-development-act-cada",
   "verified": "2026-09-10"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction": "United States",
   "code": "US",
   "instrument": "FERC Order, Docket No. EL25-49, 193 FERC 61,217 (2025)",
   "title": "Order on PJM colocation of generation and large loads",
   "status": "regulator-action",
   "year": 2025,
   "what": "Issued December 18, 2025; found PJM's tariff unjust and unreasonable for colocated generators serving large loads such as AI data centers, requires PJM to create three new transmission services (interim non-firm network integration service, Firm Contract Demand service, and Non-Firm Contract Demand service), lets colocated generators seek interconnection based on net injections to the grid rather than full nameplate capacity, and directs revisions to behind-the-meter generation rules.",
   "who": "PJM Interconnection, colocated generators, and large load customers including data centers in the PJM region",
   "url": "https://ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-orders-action-co-location-issues-related-data-centers-running-ai",
   "verified": "2026-09-10"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction": "United States",
   "code": "US",
   "instrument": "S. 3682 (119th Congress)",
   "title": "Power for the People Act of 2026",
   "status": "introduced",
   "year": 2026,
   "what": "Introduced in January 2026 by Sen. Van Hollen; directs states to evaluate dedicated rate classes for data centers, directs FERC to require data centers to pay for the local transmission upgrades their interconnection necessitates, and creates data center load queues so grid operators can sequence connections based on grid reliability and affordability.",
   "who": "State regulators, FERC, grid operators, and data center developers",
   "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s3682is",
   "verified": "2026-09-10"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction": "United States",
   "code": "US",
   "instrument": "S. 3852 (119th Congress)",
   "title": "Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers Act (GRID Act)",
   "status": "introduced",
   "year": 2026,
   "what": "Introduced February 11, 2026 by Sens. Hawley and Blumenthal; requires operators of new data centers with power demand of 20 megawatts or more to derive all of their energy, including backup energy, from sources separate from the electric grid, gives existing grid-connected sites 10 years to comply or hold a Zero Rate Effect Certificate, and sets a civil penalty of not less than $1,000,000 per day for violations.",
   "who": "Data center operators with facilities demanding 20 MW or more; certain federal and contractor-run sites excluded",
   "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s3852is",
   "verified": "2026-09-10"
  }
 ]
}