Los Angeles County

Moratoriums and bans

1. June 2, 2026 Monterey Park: Ban (voter-approved). After a 45-day moratorium in January 2026 and an ordinance, voters approved Measure NDC, a permanent citywide data center ban, with about 86% support. (Data Center Knowledge, June 3, 2026; LA Public Press, June 4, 2026)

Updates, newest first

1. Aug. 5, 2026 Goodman Energy Park Data Center (Vernon) · The CEC issued a notice that it will prepare an environmental impact report for the backup generating facility (25-SPPE-01, SCH 2026080118). (Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, CEQAnet, Aug. 5, 2026; California Energy Commission, undated)
2. July 2026 Goodman LAX01 (Vernon) · KQED pictured the 49.5 MW Vernon data center still under construction. (KQED, Sept. 21, 2026)
3. June 2, 2026 HMC StratCap data center (1977 Saturn Street) · About 86% of voters approved Measure NDC, a citywide ban on data centers. (LA Public Press, June 4, 2026; Data Center Knowledge, June 3, 2026)
4. June 2, 2026 Monterey Park: Ban (voter-approved) · After a 45-day moratorium in January 2026 and an ordinance, voters approved Measure NDC, a permanent citywide data center ban, with about 86% support. (Data Center Knowledge, June 3, 2026; LA Public Press, June 4, 2026)
5. April 4, 2026 HMC StratCap data center (1977 Saturn Street) · The developer withdrew its application and said it would not oppose Measure NDC. (Colorado Boulevard, April 4, 2026; Data Center Knowledge, June 3, 2026)
6. Jan. 2026 HMC StratCap data center (1977 Saturn Street) · The City Council adopted a 45-day moratorium on data center development. (Data Center Knowledge, June 3, 2026)
7. March 20, 2025 Goodman LAX01 (Vernon) · Goodman reported construction had begun, with a powered shell expected by mid-2026. (Connect CRE, March 20, 2025)

Statewide

No state sales or use tax exemption specific to data centers; SB 58 (2025), a partial exemption for renewable-energy-related equipment, died in the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. (Mayer Brown, Dec. 1, 2025) SB 57 (Padilla, 2025), signed Oct. 11, 2025, has the CPUC assess whether new data center load shifts costs to other customers and report by Jan. 1, 2027; AB 93 (2025 water-use estimates) was vetoed. (Mayer Brown, Dec. 1, 2025) Seven bills signed Sept. 21, 2026, mostly effective Jan. 1, 2027: SB 886 and AB 2383 (CPUC data center tariffs so large loads bear their grid and supply costs), SB 1168 (rate-structure review), SB 887 (limits CEQA categorical exemptions for data centers), AB 2469 (water disclosure before local approval), AB 1577 and AB 2619 (energy and water reporting). (KQED, Sept. 21, 2026; The National Law Review (Greenberg Traurig), Oct. 5, 2026) Large-load tariff: PG&E Electric Rule 30 for transmission-level retail customers (CPUC A.24-11-007, filed Nov. 21, 2024); the CPUC partly granted interim use in July 2025, and the proceeding remained open in August 2026. Individual agreements go by advice letter (e.g., Resolution E-5455 for Google, held to Oct. 29, 2026). (California Public Utilities Commission, Aug. 7, 2026; California Public Utilities Commission, June 20, 2025; Mayer Brown, Dec. 1, 2025; Stoel Rives, Oct. 14, 2026) Backup generators of 50-100 MW at data centers go through the California Energy Commission's small power plant exemption (SPPE), with the CEC as CEQA lead agency; most large California data centers appear in its dockets. (California Energy Commission, undated; Union of Concerned Scientists, May 2026) California data centers →