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Every dataset GridWatch publishes — moratoriums, projects, facilities, state profiles, and the headline archive — is free to download, licensed CC BY 4.0, and documented with a schema so you can actually use it. Researchers cite what they can query; journalists cite what they can download.
Moratorium & community action tracker
863 data center moratoriums, bans, and community actions across 49 states. Each row carries a primary source, verification date, and derived expiry status — so a lapsed moratorium is never cited as current.
Download: JSON · CSV · JSON 1.1 MB · CSV 586 KB
863 records · CC BY 4.0 · source page
Schema — 26 fields
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
id | Stable row id, derived from locality + state — matches the community-page slug |
locality | Town, city or county taking the action; 'X (statewide)' for state-level |
state | USPS two-letter code |
level | Local or State |
status | As recorded: Enacted, Proposed, Rejected, Vetoed or Rescinded |
effective_status | Status today. Equals `status`, except an Enacted row past its `expires` date reads Expired. Use this one |
expired | true when a documented term has run out |
days_left | Days until `expires`; negative once past, null when no end date is recorded |
when | Human-readable date of the action, as reported |
date | ISO date parsed from `when`; a month- or year-only report keeps that precision rather than guessing a day |
date_precision | day, month, or year — how exact `date` is |
expires | ISO date the term lapses, or null when permanent, condition-based, or not documented |
term_kind | How the term is bounded: until_date (has an `expires`), standing (permanent ban or standing statute), until_event (ends on a condition), fixed_undated (a stated duration whose end date isn't recorded), unknown (not documented). Derived; `until_date` always wins over the stored `term` |
term_label | Plain-language rendering of `term_kind` |
note | Scope, threshold, vote count and other detail |
source | URL this row was read from, or null if unverified |
source_kind | official (the enacting body's own record: a .gov page, an ordinance host, an agenda/minutes system), roundup (one article covering several localities — the ordinance itself is still unfound), or news. Null when unsourced |
ordinance_url | Direct link to the ordinance or resolution text, when found separately from `source`. Null for most rows today — this is a known gap, not a claim nothing exists |
as_of | Date the source was read, or null |
verified | true when a source is recorded. false means nobody has checked this row — treat it as a lead |
threshold | Size that triggers the pause (MW, acres, or square footage), parsed from `note`. Null when `note` doesn't state one |
covers | What the row applies to, when the note says so unambiguously: new_applications, rezoning, permits, or all_uses. Null otherwise — not guessed |
events | Status history as a list of {date, kind, label, source}. Every row gets at least its own current action; a later extension, rescission, or replacement is a second entry, appended by hand as it's researched — not every row has more than one yet |
replaced_by | Locality of the ordinance that superseded this one, when this moratorium ended by being replaced rather than lapsing or being rescinded outright. Null for almost every row today — a known gap, tracked as it's researched |
lat | Latitude, null for state-level rows |
lon | Longitude, null for state-level rows |
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). U.S. data center moratorium & community action tracker [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
Project intelligence tracker
283 identified data center proposals tracked from rumor to hearing to decision. Each project carries a dated intelligence log so you can see what changed and when.
Download: JSON · CSV · JSON 1.2 MB · CSV 132 KB
283 records · CC BY 4.0 · source page
Schema — 23 fields
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
id | Stable slug, unique per project. |
name | Project or code name. |
operator | Operator/developer, or blank if unknown. |
owner | Owner/financier, or blank. |
tenant | Named end tenant, or blank. |
filing_llc | Shell LLC on the filing (ties to the campus registry), or blank. |
locality | Town or county the project sits in. |
state | Two-letter state abbreviation. |
lat | Approximate locality latitude, or blank. |
lon | Approximate locality longitude, or blank. |
size_mw | Planned IT/critical load in MW, or blank. |
acres | Site acreage, or blank. |
announced | ISO date first publicly proposed, or blank. |
rezoning_filed | ISO date the rezoning/permit application was filed, or blank. |
hearing_date | ISO date of the next/decisive public hearing, or blank. |
decided_date | ISO date a terminal decision was reached, or blank. |
outcome | approved | denied | withdrawn | blank (blank = still live). |
stage | DERIVED status shown on the page (Hearing scheduled, Awaiting decision, In review, Proposed, Rumored, Approved, Under construction, Operating, Denied, Withdrawn, Blocked by ban). |
days_to_hearing | DERIVED days until the hearing (negative once past), or blank. |
note | One-line plain-language status. |
source | Primary URL backing the current status. |
as_of | ISO date the source was read, or blank. |
verified | true if a source is on record. |
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). U.S. data center project tracker [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
Facility registry
89 tracked data center campuses with operator, owner, tenant, and the shell LLC on local filings — so a resident can see who is really behind a proposal.
Download: JSON · CSV · JSON 32 KB · CSV 13 KB
89 records · CC BY 4.0 · source page
Schema — 10 fields
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
operator | Primary operator or developer |
owner | Owner or financier, if different from operator |
tenant | Named end tenant, if known |
location | City, town or locality |
state | USPS two-letter code |
lat | Latitude |
lon | Longitude |
filing_llc | Shell LLC on local filings, if known |
attribution | How the operator-to-LLC link was established |
src | Source URL or citation |
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). U.S. data center facility registry [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
State profiles
All 50 states and D.C. — facility count, power draw, residential rate, grid carbon intensity, and water stress. The numbers a resident cites at a hearing.
Download: JSON · CSV · JSON 14 KB · CSV 4 KB
50 states & D.C. · CC BY 4.0 · source page
Schema — 8 fields
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
state | Full state name |
abbrev | USPS two-letter code |
dc_count | Number of tracked data center facilities |
twh_year | Estimated annual data center electricity consumption (TWh) |
major_hubs | Key metro areas and operators |
rate_cents | Residential electricity rate (cents/kWh) |
grid_carbon | Grid carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh) |
water_stress | Water stress level (low/medium/high) |
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). U.S. data center state profiles [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
Story tracker archive
Every community-impact headline GridWatch has archived, grouped by the town or county it's about. A running record so patterns spread across months of coverage don't disappear when the feed scrolls past.
Download: JSON · JSON 5.8 MB
CC BY 4.0 · source page
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). Data center community-impact story archive [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
Federal officials & candidates on data centers
Every cited bill, letter, hearing question and statement on AI data centers by a sitting U.S. senator or a 2026 Senate or House candidate — one row per item, each with its source URL, date, and the page it appears on. Also an RSS feed of new records.
CC BY 4.0 · source page
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). Federal officials and candidates on AI data centers [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
Moratorium deadline alerts
Moratoriums with documented end dates approaching or recently lapsed. Also available as RSS — subscribe once, get notified before a pause expires in your area.
Download: JSON · RSS · JSON 68 KB
CC BY 4.0 · source page
Cite this dataset
AI GridWatch. (2026). Data center moratorium deadline alerts [Data set]. CC BY 4.0. https://aigridwatch.com/open-data
License
All datasets are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. You may share, adapt, and build on the data for any purpose, including commercial, as long as you credit AI GridWatch and link back. Suggested attribution:
Data from AI GridWatch, licensed CC BY 4.0.
Freshness
Every file is regenerated on each site build (currently daily). The
generated field in each JSON envelope is the build date. Per-row
as_of fields tell you when each individual record was last
verified against its source — a dataset can be freshly generated while
individual rows are months old.
API access
There is no API yet — the JSON downloads are the interface. If you are building something that needs programmatic access or real-time updates, get in touch and we will figure it out.