Selected US states in the SCR AI Build Configurator (data vintage Q4 2026). Rate is the modelled industrial power rate per kWh; queue is months to energise; cost factor scales construction cost.| State | Power rate | Grid queue | Cost factor | Sales tax on equipment | Large-load rule |
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| Texas | US$0.071 | 42 mo | 0.90× | 8.20% · Exemption available | — |
| North Dakota | US$0.079 | 24 mo | 0.92× | 7.04% · Exemption available | — |
| Georgia | US$0.080 | 36 mo | 0.90× | 7.38% · Exemption available | 100 MW+ floor 80% |
| Virginia | US$0.095 | 48 mo | 0.95× | 5.77% · Exemption available | 25 MW+ floor 85% |
| Ohio | US$0.083 | 42 mo | 0.96× | 7.24% · Exemption paused | 25 MW+ floor 85% |
| Arizona | US$0.088 | 42 mo | 0.92× | 8.52% · Exemption paused | — |
| Tennessee | US$0.074 | 32 mo | 0.88× | 9.56% · Exemption available | — |
| Washington | US$0.075 | 36 mo | 1.06× | 9.40% · Exemption available | — |
| Oregon | US$0.082 | 42 mo | 1.05× | 0.00% · No sales tax | 20 MW+ floor 80% |
| Nevada | US$0.110 | 36 mo | 1.02× | 8.24% · Exemption available | — |
| California | US$0.205 | 48 mo | 1.22× | 8.85% · No exemption | — |
| New York | US$0.078 | 54 mo | 1.22× | 8.53% · No exemption | — |
California is the target market for many of our readers, so it is worth knowing it sits at the expensive end on every axis: US$0.205/kWh modelled power, a 1.22× construction cost factor, a 48-month grid queue and no sales-tax exemption on equipment. Texas, North Dakota and Georgia score well on power and cost; Virginia offers the deepest market but a 48-month queue, a large-load floor and, from July 2026, a US$0.011/kWh data centre electricity tax; New York now has the longest queue at 54 months. See each state's rules in our tariff library.
