The Energy Information Agency plans to require data centers to disclose energy use details, as reported by Wired. This development follows a letter from Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren urging the EIA to gather data on data center energy consumption. The upcoming nationwide survey will be mandatory, though a start date is not yet set. In March, the EIA announced a pilot survey involving 196 companies in Texas, Washington state, and the Washington D.C.-Northern Virginia area, with a second survey starting in April in three other states. EIA chief Tristan Abbey aims to complete these pilot surveys by September before developing the mandatory nationwide survey for data centers.
Federal Government Mandates Data Centers to Disclose Power Bills
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