Will Illinois regulate data center energy and water use?
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KalshiCheck availabilityKYC required2% feeVerified resolution dataFairly calibratedCurrent implied probability
Yes 71%
Market quality
≤49 / 100
Low quality24h Volume
—
Liquidity
$2.7
Low liquidityBid / Ask
70.0% / 71.0%
Spread
1.0 pt
Tight spreadMarket data
Updated 9 minutes ago
Aug 17, 26, 6:56 PM UTCMay 1, 27, 3:59 AM UTC
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KalshiRules
If legislation imposing binding statewide obligations on data centers or a large-load subset of them (or on utility cost allocation for such load) governing energy use or procurement, water use, or ratepayer protection is enacted in Illinois before May 1, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.
Settles via:State of Illinois
- Enactment requires completion of all constitutional and legal requirements for the legislation to become binding law.
- Standard legislation requiring executive approval: final passage by all required legislative bodies, executive signature OR becoming law despite executive inaction OR successful veto override, and satisfaction of any required waiting periods Legislation not requiring executive approval: final passage and completion of required waiting periods Constitutional amendments: passage with required supermajorities and completion of ratification processes Executive orders: official signature, publication in official government records, and legal effectiveness
- The following do NOT constitute enactment:
- Legislative passage without completed executive action Passage by only some required bodies Provisional passage Non-binding resolutions Draft orders
- Enactment occurs when all requirements are completed, regardless of pending judicial challenges.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the current odds for Will Illinois regulate data center energy and water use??
- Kalshi prices Yes at 71% as of September 8, 2026.
- When does Will Illinois regulate data center energy and water use? resolve?
- Will Illinois regulate data center energy and water use? is scheduled to resolve on May 1, 2027.
- How is Will Illinois regulate data center energy and water use? settled?
- Kalshi settles this market as follows: If legislation imposing binding statewide obligations on data centers or a large-load subset of them (or on utility cost allocation for such load) governing energy use or procurement, water use, or ratepayer protection is enacted in Illinois before May 1, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.
