Clean Cloud Act of 2025
Congress Proposes New Emissions Fees for Data Centers and Crypto Mines to Reach Net-Zero by 2035
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
↔Companion bill: Senate Bill Targets Data Centers and Crypto Miners With Emissions Fees Starting in 2026Legislative Progress
Key Points
- This bill targets large data centers and cryptocurrency mining sites that use a lot of electricity. These facilities would have to report exactly how much power they use and where that power comes from, such as wind, solar, coal, or gas.
- The EPA would set pollution limits for these facilities that get stricter every year. The goal is for these centers to reach zero carbon emissions from the electricity they consume by 2035.
- If a facility or its power company goes over the pollution limit, they must pay a fee. These fees start at $20 per unit of excess pollution and will increase every year based on inflation plus an extra $10.
- Electric companies are strictly banned from charging regular families or small businesses more to cover the cost of these new fees. The costs must be paid only by the data centers and crypto mines themselves.
- Money collected from these fees will be used to help regular people pay their electric bills and to fund the development of new clean energy technology, like long-lasting batteries and carbon-free power plants.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
Individual crypto miners who operate small-scale mining rigs generally fall below the 100-kilowatt threshold and would not be directly covered. However, gig workers in the crypto mining ecosystem — those who operate or maintain mid-sized mining operations — could see their operations become more expensive or unviable as fees increase annually through 2035, when the emissions standard reaches zero.
Activities
State Impacts
Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Clean Cloud Act of 2025
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