Illinois POWER Act data center regulation won’t move forward this spring ^17.2%

STLPR - By Capitol News Illinois - 5/31/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 25.4% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 18.3% - Appeal to Emotion 15.4%

Conversations about the POWER Act, a multifaceted data center regulation bill, are not over yet —but those involved say the bill won’t be ready by the General Assembly’s May 31 deadline. That means pending data center projects will not be subject to guardrails proposed in the bill, like water use reporting, community benefits agreements... more