Data Center Transparency Act

The Data Center Transparency Act would require the Environmental Protection Agency to submit quarterly reports to Congress and the public on data centers' water consumption, reuse, impacts on local water systems, pollutant discharges, and greenhouse gas emissions, including effects on overburdened communities. It would also require the Energy Information Administration to collect and report semi-annual data on energy consumption by data centers, including state-level breakdowns, changes in usage, new facility openings, and impacts on household energy bills and usage. The bill defines a data center using the meaning from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. These reporting requirements aim to increase transparency about the environmental and utility impacts of data center operations.