Data Center Resource Disclosure Act

The Data Center Resource Disclosure Act would require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct an annual voluntary survey of U.S. data center operators on their energy and water consumption, with results published online via an interactive map and submitted to Congress with regulatory recommendations. The bill affects data center operators nationwide, who would be asked to report their prior year’s resource use, while also allowing public interest groups, utilities, labor organizations, and state regulators to comment on the survey process. The Assistant Secretary must coordinate with the EPA, Department of Energy, and other relevant federal agencies in carrying out the survey and reporting requirements.