Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026

This bill would require operators of data centers with a peak demand of at least 25 megawatts to file annual reports on each center's monthly energy use, water use, water sources, efficiency measures, and projected use for the next 5 years. Reports would go to the State, or, if the State has no collection program, jointly to the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture. People seeking to build or expand a data center of at least 25 megawatts would also have to report projected energy and water use and plans to reduce it. Federal agencies would publish an annual public report on data center energy and water use, regional effects on utility rates, and environmental impacts. Operators reporting to federal agencies would pay fees and could be fined $20,000 per day for negligent violations.

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Sponsors

• Lauren Underwood Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors