Data Centers and Their Energy Consumption: Frequently Asked Questions

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May 12, 2026

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May 13, 2026, 11:38 am UTC

Authors: Ling Zhu, Martin C. Offutt, Ashley J. Lawson, Natalie R. Ortiz

Source topics: Renewable Energy & Efficiency, Technology & Innovation

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Related federal bills

• S 1475A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements on the collection of electricity consumption data and emissions standards for servers and other computing equipment used for cryptocurrency mining, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 6984To require reports on the effects of data centers on air quality and water quality, and on electricity consumption by data centers.
  119th Congress
• HR 7858To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the effect of data centers on communities of color and low-income communities, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 3732A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artifical intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Director to develop a voluntary reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress