https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/regulate-and-limit-energy-use/
Regulate and Limit Energy Use - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - The amount of energy that data centers are projected to use is staggering. This escalating projected demand threatens to destabilize fragile energy grids,...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/protect-constituents-from-ai-harms/
Protect Constituents from AI Harms - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - The significant resources (capital, energy, land, and water) going into data center expansion are being deployed in service of largely unproven artificial...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/corporate-power/
Corporate Power Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Recommendations curbing the corporate influence on key institutions and processes governing data center development.
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/guides/
Guides - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 31, 2026 - The following resources are intended to support organizers and policymakers to best use these North Star policies in their fight against rampant development of...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/ratepayer-protections/cost-causation/
Cost-Causation Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/implement-air-pollution-and-community-health-measures/
Implement Air Pollution and Community Health Measures - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - Data centers are significant producers of carbon emissions, which threaten the health of local communities. Local governments must protect community members...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/energy/fossil-fuels/
Fossil Fuels Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/establish-local-fair-labor-requirements/
Establish Local Fair Labor Requirements - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 31, 2026 - Note: Data centers are not significant job creators and many of the promised jobs tend to be temporary construction positions or low-paid, temporary,...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/pass-zoning-ordinances-and-municipal-code-amendments/
Pass Zoning Ordinances and Municipal Code Amendments - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - A key vehicle to limit or restrict data center development is to update the municipal code, often including zoning requirements, usage requirements, and other...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/transparency/
Transparency Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Oversight and transparency mechanisms to ensure data center developers cannot hide critical information from the public.
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/repeal-or-limit-tax-incentives-and-subsidies-2/
Repeal or Limit Tax Incentives and Subsidies - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - Sales and use-tax exemptions for data centers are often granted at the state level. This strips valuable tax money away from communities—especially public...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/zoning-land-use/design/
Design Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/ratepayer-protections/infrastructure-risk/
Infrastructure Risk Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/bans-and-moratoriums/moratoriums/
Moratoriums Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/institute-strong-noise-mitigation-measures/
Institute Strong Noise-Mitigation Measures - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - Local governments must institute strong noise-mitigation measures to protect residents from the noise emitted from data centers. These measures are implemented...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/zoning-land-use/rejections/
Rejections Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/local/
Local Interventions - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - This section maps out the possible local policy interventions to stop, slow, and restrict rampant data center development at the town, city, and county level....
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/ratepayer-protections/
Ratepayer Protections Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Regulations designed to protect everyday ratepayers from carrying the costs of rapid data center infrastructure buildout
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/zoning-land-use/historic-preservation/
Historic Preservation Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/energy/renewables/
Renewables Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/ai-regulation/
AI Regulation Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Interventions designed to regulate AI, ensuring that if data centers are built they cannot do so in service of technology that harms the public.
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/economic-development/
Economic Development Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Interventions targeting the economic development terms between governments and data center developers.
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/economic-development/state-economic-zones/
State Economic Zones Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/corporate-power/elections/
Elections Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/water/
Water Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Interventions that limit the impacts of data centers on our public water resources and infrastructure.
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/economic-development/cbas/
CBAs Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/transparency/approval/
Approval Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/ai-regulation/prohibitions/
Prohibitions Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/bans-and-moratoriums/bans/
Bans Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/energy/nuclear/
Nuclear Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/ai-regulation/regulation/
Regulation Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/federal/
Federal Interventions - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 26, 2026 - Much of the scope for data center development is set at the local and state level, where lawmakers have jurisdiction over permitting, land use, water, energy...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/zoning-land-use/setbacks/
Setbacks Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/economic-development/tax-subsidies-incentives/
Tax, Subsidies, and Incentives Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/zoning-land-use/siting/
Siting Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/energy/
Energy Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Energy regulations designed to stabilize our energy grid and limit the harmful effects of a rapid energy rollout.
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/issue-area/transparency/ndas/
NDAs Archives - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
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https://ainowinstitute.org/publications/data-center-policy-guide
North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit: State and Local Policy Interventions to Stop Rampant AI Data...
Apr 21, 2026 - This policy toolkit is primarily geared toward stopping, slowing, and restricting rampant data center development in the US at the local and state level. Our...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/state/
State & Regional Interventions - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 31, 2026 - This section maps out the possible state and regional policy interventions to stop, slow, and restrict rampant data center development. These recommendations...
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https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/protect-water-resources-2/
Protect Water Resources - North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit
Mar 24, 2026 - Data centers use significant amounts of water resources. This is particularly troubling as tech companies increasingly plan to build data centers in...
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