Bill 31 (2025) — Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025
EnactedData CentersUpdated
Passed in November 2025, this law replaced BC's first-come, first-served electricity connection policy with a competitive selection process for AI, data centers, and…
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British Columbia has 6 tracked bills on artificial intelligence and data centers: 6 enacted.
British Columbia is playing the brakes on data center growth. Bill 31 (Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025) caps AI and data center grid connections at a combined 400 MW every two years and replaces first-come-first-served with a competitive bid — while crypto mining is permanently banned from the BC Hydro grid. AI governance itself runs on a public-sector code of practice, not binding legislation.
6 bills with a published summary and a link to the primary source.
EnactedData CentersUpdated
Passed in November 2025, this law replaced BC's first-come, first-served electricity connection policy with a competitive selection process for AI, data centers, and…
EnactedGovernanceUpdated
This regulation formalizes the mandate and expected outcomes for BC's Minister of State for AI and New Technologies for the 2025/26 fiscal year, operating alongside the province's…
EnactedData CentersUpdated
Implemented by BC Hydro under Bill 31 authority, this framework launched a formal competitive call for demand on January 30, 2026, requiring AI and data center projects of 10 MW…
EnactedData CentersUpdated
Launched 30 January 2026, BC Hydro's competitive allocation process reserves 300 MW for AI projects and 100 MW for conventional data centres over a two-year window, with…
EnactedData CentersUpdated
The Energy Statutes Amendment Act bans new cryptocurrency-mining grid connections and imposes energy-use caps on new data centres in British Columbia, redirecting scarce clean…
EnactedData CentersUpdated
On 15 January 2026 the Government of Canada opened a call for proposals to build sovereign, large-scale AI data centres above 100 MW, with MOU-based support packages that BC…
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