EO 14318 Qualifying-Project thresholds for accelerated federal permitting & new categorical exclusions
≥$500M capex OR >100 MW new loadobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Any one criterion qualifies a Data Center Project or Covered Component Project: ≥$500M committed capex (as determined by Commerce), >100 MW incremental electric load, national-security protection, or designation by the Secretary of Defense, Interior, Commerce or Energy (EO 14318 §2(d)). |
| As of | 2025-07 |
| Source | EO 14318 (White House); Federal Register 90 FR 35385 · §2(d) definition of Qualifying Project |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-07-31 · slow cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-12 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | eo-14318-qualifying-project-thresholds-for |
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