By Amy Miller ( August 21, 2026, 19:13 GMT | Comment) -- Amid an AI-fueled boom in data center construction, lawmakers in more than a dozen US states introduced legislation to prohibit state agencies and local governments from entering into nondisclosure agreements that keep the public from accessing information about large-scale data center developments. But in only one state, Delaware, has a data center transparency measure cleared the legislature. While a bipartisan group of state lawmakers are pushing for sweeping changes to non-disclosure agreements around data centers, they’re facing significant opposition from business groups, making enacting bans or limitations difficult.Secret deals around data center construction are fueling grassroots opposition across the United States, but efforts by state lawmakers to block nondisclosure agreements at the local level have largely faltered, with one exception....
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