District of Columbia: data centers & your electric bill
As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch has no documented data center moratorium or pushback action on record in District of Columbia.
Everything GridWatch tracks in District of Columbia on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.
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As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
1Proposed data centers in District of Columbia
GridWatch is not yet tracking a named project in District of Columbia. That is a gap in our coverage, not evidence that nothing is proposed — most projects surface first in a zoning agenda, weeks before any reporting.
2Every data center already built in District of Columbia
GridWatch does not yet track a named hyperscale campus in District of Columbia, but that does not mean the state has none. DataCenterMap keeps a public directory of existing facilities — street addresses included — for District of Columbia.
Browse the District of Columbia directory →
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
3Your regulator
DC Public Service Commission — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA District of Columbia electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
4Where the District of Columbia paper trail lives
Air & environmental permits: D.C. Dept. of Energy & Environment
No searchable register. District of Columbia does not publish a permit database you can query. A public-records request to the agency is the only route to the file.
Grid interconnection queue: PJM Interconnection (Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley)
A routing hint only — several states are split between markets, and the serving utility is the only authority on which queue a given site is in.
These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.
5Your federal delegation and governor
Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.
| Grade | Official | Documented action (sourced) | Reach them |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · Delegate At-Large | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
Roster: regenerated by scripts/refresh_officials.py (Senate XML + congress-legislators + current governors).
Write to your senators → Your senators in detail → Full officials scorecard → Find your state legislators →
62026 U.S. Senate
Neither District of Columbia Senate seat is on the 2026 ballot. Your senators are still the people who vote on federal siting and tax policy — their records are in the delegation table above.
72026 U.S. House races in District of Columbia (1)
A documented data-center record exists in 0 of 1 districts. A candidate with no badge colour has said nothing we could locate — that is a gap in the record, not a neutral position. ★ marks an incumbent.
| District | PVI | Incumbent | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC-AL (delegate) | EVEN | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Denise Rosado Robert White Kymone Freeman |
8Latest District of Columbia data center news
No District of Columbia data-center headlines in this week's national scan — local coverage often runs ahead of it.
Search live District of Columbia data center news → GridWatch news feed →
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