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Newsom Signs Data-Center Bills Shifting Costs, Tightening Rules
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- Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven data-center regulation bills on September 21, 2026.
- Three bills shift electric-infrastructure costs from residential customers to data-center operators.
- Two bills require water-usage disclosure and water-scarcity plans for new facilities.
- One bill eliminates data-center exemptions from environmental review.
- A May Gallup poll found seven in ten Americans oppose data-center construction in their communities.