Data Center Transparency Act

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.