Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jul 22, 2026
What it does
The Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026 would require data center operators with facilities consuming at least 25 megawatts of power to submit annual reports on their energy and water use—including monthly consumption, sources, efficiency metrics, and five-year reduction plans—to either the state where the data center is located or, if the state lacks a reporting program, jointly to the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture. The bill also mandates reporting for new or expanded data centers meeting the same threshold, requires states to submit anonymized aggregated data to federal agencies, and directs the EPA and Secretaries to publish an annual…
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Where it goes next
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