Siting, permitting and tax
Who decides where it may be built, and what it pays?
7 records of kind siting, permitting and tax are on the AI Infrastructure Atlas as of September 2026: 5 verified, 2 reported, 0 announced, 0 absent, 0 open. By jurisdiction: United States 2, European Union 1, Netherlands 1, United Kingdom 2, China 1.
Siting, permitting and tax
7 records, newest first
East Data West Computing moves Chinese compute to where the power is
China · verified 15 September 2026
The project launched in 2022 and routes data produced in eastern provinces to facilities in western China.
UK data centres became Critical National Infrastructure in September 2024
United Kingdom · verified 15 September 2026
The announcement states that data centres powering the economy will be designated as Critical National Infrastructure alongside energy and water systems.
The UK created AI Growth Zones to move data centres through planning
United Kingdom · verified 15 September 2026
The plan recommends that AI Growth Zones introduce a streamlined planning approvals process and accelerate the provisioning of clean power.
The Netherlands capped hyperscale data centres by hectares and megawatts
Netherlands · verified 15 September 2026
The national definition reported is a facility exceeding 10 hectares with electrical power of 70 megawatts or more.
The Cloud and AI Development Act proposal ties European compute capacity to energy efficiency
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
The Commission adopted the proposal on 3 June 2026 and it carries the reference COM(2026) 502.
A House bill would force disclosure before an AI data center site is fixed
United States · verified 15 September 2026
Disclosure would be due not later than 180 days before the developer takes a definitive step to establish the data center.
Executive Order 14318 puts qualifying data center projects on a federal fast track
United States · verified 15 September 2026
The order names two quantitative routes into qualifying status: committed capital expenditure of at least 500 million dollars, or an incremental electric load addition greater than 100 MW.
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