{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-governors-tighten-rules-on-data-centres-as-elections-near","slug":"us-governors-tighten-rules-on-data-centres-as-elections-near","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-governors-tighten-rules-on-data-centres-as-elections-near","title":"US governors tighten rules on data centres as elections near","subtitle":"Pennsylvania and Texas set new standards for permits and tax breaks amid public backlash","excerpt":"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced new permit and tax exemption rules for data centres, requiring full electricity cost payment and water use limits. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered regulators to prevent higher electricity bills from data centres and pledged to end a billion-dollar annual tax break. Both moves follow rising public opposition to the energy-intensive facilities.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T18:25:28.663Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T17:27:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T23:15:37.959Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":65,"critic":75,"hype":35,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports corroborate the central claims; seven digests repeat them.","critic":"Full reports quote officials and affected parties; digests lack depth.","hype":"Headline uses 'toxic politics' but body is measured."}},"tags":["#USGovernors","#DataCentres","#Election2026","#EnergyPolicy","#TaxExemptions"],"entities":["Josh Shapiro","Greg Abbott","Gina Hinojosa","Pennsylvania","Texas","Associated Press"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will deny permits and tax exemptions to data centres that do not pay full electricity costs, limit water use, and conduct local outreach.","Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed regulators to block data centre projects that could raise electricity bills and promised legislation to remove a billion-dollar-plus annual tax break.","Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa released a TV ad accusing Abbott of favouring data centre executives, targeting rural discontent over water and land use.","No right-rated outlet in the sample below reported on either governor’s announcement."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced on 17 August 2026 that data centre projects would no longer receive priority permits or tax exemptions unless they met new standards. The rules require developers to pay the full cost of their electricity, limit water use, and conduct local outreach. Shapiro, a Democrat, said the state was facing an “unacceptable number of speculative proposals” from developers who disregarded communities."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott ordered regulators to prevent data centres from increasing electricity bills for residents. He also pledged to push legislation in 2027 to remove a tax break worth over a billion dollars annually. Abbott’s Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, released a television ad the same day accusing him of “selling you out” to data centre executives, citing concerns over rural land and water use."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both governors had previously supported data centre development. Shapiro and Abbott had actively recruited the facilities, but public opposition has grown over their energy and water consumption, noise, and impact on rural landscapes. Similar shifts have occurred in other states: Arizona imposed a three-year moratorium on data centre tax exemptions, New York banned large data centres for a year, and Illinois halted new tax exemptions until stricter standards are set."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet in the sample below reported on either governor’s announcement. The omission covers Shapiro’s permit and tax exemption rules, Abbott’s regulatory order, and the billion-dollar annual tax break he pledged to remove."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"National Review","url":"https://nationalreview.com/2026/08/is-there-no-cure-for-the-data-center-hysteria","headline":"Is There No Cure for the Data Center Hysteria?","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T16:21:29.000Z"},{"sourceName":"New York Post","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/business/data-center-backlash-poised-to-play-critical-role-in-midterms","headline":"Data center backlash poised to play critical role in midterms: ‘We don’t even need data centers’","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T18:33:36.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Herald-Banner","url":"https://heraldbanner.com/ap/governors-races-are-being-increasingly-buffeted-by-the-toxic-politics-of-data-centers/article_a58b5ace-ef06-59a7-9926-7358ea1fd5e5.html","headline":"Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data 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