The governor of Delaware has signed a suite of legislation into law to protect ratepayers from rising costs associated with data center growth in the state.
04 Aug 2026
Rate of play: How US states are changing the rules around data centers and power
Data center growth is outstripping the regulations designed to control it. Lawmakers are fighting
Governor Matt Meyer signed several bills into law that established a "bring your own power" clean energy mandate for data centers, requiring them to build clean energy generation to power their facilities. The legislation will require operators to generate their own clean energy over a ten-year period. A portion of the data centers' backup power will also need to come from clean energy sources.
