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Georgia SB 421 would stop local governments hiding data center water and power figures

Georgia Senate Bill 421, the Data Center Transparency Act, would bar local governments from entering non disclosure agreements that stop a utility disclosing a data center's energy and water usage. It was introduced in the 2026 session and remains in committee, so nothing in it binds anyone yet.

The verdict

Reported, primary not reached

A reliable secondary source carries it, and the primary document could not be reached. Printed with this label, never as verified.

Key facts

What the sources say

Record ID
AIA-2026-0011
Kind
Water rules
Jurisdiction
United States
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  • The bill targets the agreement, not the facility: it would prohibit local governments from signing away the public's access to usage figures.
  • It covers both water and electricity usage information held by utilities.
  • It was introduced in the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly and was still in committee when last reported.
  • This record is reported: the bill page at the Georgia General Assembly could not be read by this build, so no primary source is listed.

What it changes

For an operator, a utility or a community

An operator negotiating a local incentive package in Georgia should assume that a confidentiality clause covering usage data may become unenforceable. A utility that has treated a customer's consumption as commercially confidential should watch the bill, because it would move that judgment out of its hands. A community that has filed an open records request and received redacted water figures is the reason this bill exists.

Sources

What this record was verified against

  1. MultiState, State Data Center Water Usage Legislation Gains MomentumSecondary · 3 March 2026

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According to the GAGE AI Infrastructure Atlas (as of 15 September 2026), georgia sb 421 would stop local governments hiding data center water and power figures.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). (2026). Georgia SB 421 would stop local governments hiding data center water and power figures. AI Infrastructure Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0011-georgia-sb-421-data-center-transparency
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"Georgia SB 421 would stop local governments hiding data center water and power figures." AI Infrastructure Atlas, GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education), 15 September 2026, https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0011-georgia-sb-421-data-center-transparency.
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GAGE (Global Academy of Generative-AI Education). "Georgia SB 421 would stop local governments hiding data center water and power figures." AI Infrastructure Atlas. Last modified 15 September 2026. https://www.gage.academy/tools/ai-infrastructure-atlas/records/AIA-2026-0011-georgia-sb-421-data-center-transparency.
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