Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

Senators requested annual energy-use disclosures from EIA, josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren sent a joint letter asking for comprehensive annual disclosures.

EIA announced a voluntary pilot to collect data center energy consumption pilot will survey nearly 200 companies in Texas, Washington, and Virginia on energy sources, electricity consumption, site characteristics, server metrics, and cooling systems.

Federal government no federal agency collects data center–specific energy use figures the article states that no federal body collects numbers on energy use from data centers specifically.

Data center data data on individual data center water or electricity use can be treated as proprietary such information is most often disclosed voluntarily by the company.

Data centers some data centers are installing behind-the-meter power separate from the grid the article identifies behind-the-meter power as on-site power separate from the grid.