North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit

January 2026

By: AI Now Institute

https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/
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Data Centers

This toolkit focuses on strategies and policies aimed at slowing and restricting data center developments. It provides recommended, proposed, and existing policies that can be implemented at the local, state, regional, and federal level. The guide is organized by various issue areas that include background information and a breakdown of issue specific interventions by jurisdiction.