February 22, 2026
6.5 GW Under Construction, $98 Billion Stalled at the City LineIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a two-year suspension of datacenter tax incentives, citing grid strain and ratepayer cost exposure.
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JB Pritzker is the Governor of Illinois, not Texas, and therefore has no direct role in Texas datacenter infrastructure, energy, or policy.
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February 16, 2026
States Race to Write the Rules Before the Next Megawatt Comes OnlineIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who signed datacenter tax incentives in 2019, now says "if they do threaten to raise rates, we've got to slow them down."
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