Data Center Transparency Act
Congress would require regular public reports on data centers’ water use, pollution, and electricity demand
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- EPA would have to publish a public report every 3 months on how U.S. data centers affect water and air, including water used, water reused, and pollution released into water.
- The EPA report would also track greenhouse gas emissions from data centers and discuss how those emissions may add up over time, including impacts on overburdened communities.
- The Energy Information Administration would have to collect energy-use data for each U.S. data center every 6 months and publish a public report every 6 months.
- The energy report would break down data by state and look at changes over time, new data centers opening, and possible links to changes in household energy bills and average household energy use and cost.
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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.
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Related News
2 articles
Democrats target data centers’ energy, water use
Covers the introduction of the Data Center Transparency Act (H.R. 6984) alongside the PRICE Act, including proposed reporting on water use and energy impacts.
U.S. House of Representative Robert Menendez introduces bill to regulate data center energy generation and monitor water use
Trade-association news item summarizing the Data Center Transparency Act’s requirements for quarterly EPA reporting on data-center water impacts and related disclosures.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Data Center Transparency Act
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