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Data centers

57 Federal Register documents matched this search in the 12 weeks through the week of October 26, 2026, down 38 percent from the 12 weeks before.

Reading
FadingDown at least 25 percent from the 12 weeks before
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Without SEC filings, which arrive in batches, 35 to 31: not a fade.
Last 52 weeks
323, against 286 in the 52 before (+13%)
Share of all documents
1.2 percent over the last 52 weeks, against 1.1 percent in the 52 before

Latest 12 weeks

Documents per week 12-week average

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The last 52 weeks as a table
Documents per week for Data centers, newest first
Week ofDocuments
October 26, 20267
October 19, 20261
October 12, 20262
October 5, 20261
September 28, 20268
September 21, 20263
September 14, 202611
September 7, 20263
August 31, 20264
August 24, 20263
August 17, 20269
August 10, 20265
August 3, 20261
July 27, 20267
July 20, 202616
July 13, 20263
July 6, 20269
June 29, 202614
June 22, 20268
June 15, 202611
June 8, 202616
June 1, 20260
May 25, 20264
May 18, 20263
May 11, 20264
May 4, 20264
April 27, 20267
April 20, 20269
April 13, 20265
April 6, 20265
March 30, 202617
March 23, 20263
March 16, 202620
March 9, 20269
March 2, 20264
February 23, 20265
February 16, 20268
February 9, 20267
February 2, 202610
January 26, 20262
January 19, 20263
January 12, 20264
January 5, 20263
December 29, 20255
December 22, 20252
December 15, 20257
December 8, 20251
December 1, 202515
November 24, 20254
November 17, 202510
November 10, 20251
November 3, 20250

"data center" | "data centers" -"flight data center"

Run against the full text of the Federal Register, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives. One document counts once, however many times the words appear, and a passing mention counts the same as a whole rule.

About half of this count is SEC documents, mostly exchange filings on data-center fees and connections, and they arrive in batches: 26 of the 57 documents from August 10 to November 1, 2026, and 57 of 92 in the 12 weeks before. Without any SEC documents the two windows read 31 and 35. Other offices and databases with Data Center in their name remain in the count, about 7 of those 57.

Run this search for August 10, 2026 to November 1, 2026Download every count

On the list since November 5, 2026. Through the week of October 26, 2026, retrieved November 5, 2026. Corrections to the searches.

Who published it

  • Securities and Exchange Commission26
  • Energy Department5
  • Defense Department3
  • Commerce Department2
  • Education Department2
  • Environmental Protection Agency2
  • Health and Human Services Department2
  • State Department2

21 top-level agencies in the latest 12 weeks, the top 8 shown. A document can carry more than one agency, and a document the source does not link to an agency is left out of these counts.

Micro or macro

  • Micro: no. It needs 3 rises in a row and has 1. It has 21 publishers, and the test here is fewer than 10.
  • Macro: not possible here. It appeared in 12 of the latest 12 weeks and came from 21 publishers, where 10 are needed, but nearly every publisher here belongs to one government.

The tests are in Method 1.3. A topic is a subject. It carries no claim, so nothing here says what any document argues.

In company filings

A separate count from SEC EDGAR full-text search, in six report forms. Through the week of October 26, 2026, 1,902 documents matched in the latest 12 weeks, and 10,543 in the latest 52, against 7,839 in the 52 before (+34%). These are not added to the Federal Register count above.

Latest 12 weeks

Documents per week 12-week average

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  • The test in company filings: passes. It appeared in 12 of the latest 12 weeks, from 30+ filers in 5 regions. Passing here alone is not a macro trend, under Method 1.3.

"data center" OR "data centers"

Run this search for August 10, 2026 to November 1, 2026All topics in company filings

In state bills

A separate count from Open States, of bills and resolutions with the phrase in their title or summary. Through the week of October 19, 2026, 53 bills matched in the latest 12 weeks, and 410 in the latest 52, against 143 in the 52 before. These are not added to the other counts above.

Latest 12 weeks

Bills per week 12-week average

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  • The test in state bills: does not pass. It appeared in 9 of the latest 12 weeks, from 10 legislatures in 4 regions. Passing here alone is not a macro trend, under Method 1.3.

data center or data centers

All topics in state billsThe bills behind the counts

Latest rules and presidential documents

  1. Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies; Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General ProvisionsRule, Education Department
  2. Outbound Investment Security Program RegulationsProposed Rule, Treasury Department
  3. Transparency in CoverageRule, Treasury Department
  4. Partial Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating UnitsRule, Environmental Protection Agency
  5. Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power SystemPresidential Document, Executive Office of the President

Any notices in the count are left out of this list because they can name private people.

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