Senators are pushing to find out how much electricity data centers actually use

On Thursday, senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) urging it to begin collecting "comprehensive, annual energy-use disclosures" on data centers, as reported by Wired. According to the letter, data on how much electricity data centers are consuming is "essential for accurate grid planning and will support policymaking to prevent large companies from increasing electricity costs for American families."

The EIA announced on Wednesday that it's launching a pilot program to evaluate data center energy use, but that program is voluntary and focused on Texas, Washington …

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