What has Illinois done about data center energy?

1 recorded action as of September 10, 2026: Executive directive pausing the Data Center Investment Program (regulator action, 2026). Each record below links the official source.

Illinois data center energy laws: 1 recorded action

Executive directive pausing the Data Center Investment Program: Pause on new data center tax incentivesregulator action, 2026
Announced June 5, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026; Governor Pritzker directed the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to stop processing new data center tax incentive agreements, after the legislature declined to enact his proposed two-year pause, citing energy affordability concerns from AI-driven data center growth.
Binds: Illinois DCEO and new data center projects seeking state tax incentives; agreements entered before July 1, 2026 are honored. Verified September 10, 2026 against the official source.

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What has Illinois done about data center energy?: 1 recorded action as of September 10, 2026: Executive directive pausing the Data Center Investment Program (regulator action, 2026). Each record below links the official source.

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