Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Mar 25
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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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 peak demand to submit annual reports on energy and water use to their respective states, or to the EPA Administrator and Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture if the state lacks a reporting program. These reports must include monthly energy and water consumption, sources of power and water, annual average power and water usage effectiveness, and five-year projections with efficiency improvement proposals. The bill also mandates that states and federal agencies jointly produce aggregated, anonymized public reports on national data center resource use, environmental impacts, and best practices, while authorizing state and federal enforcement through fines for noncompliance and allowing fees to support implementation.
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What moved
Who is involved
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]Co-sponsor
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