Data Centers: What Would EPA and EIA Report Under S. 5640?
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Data Centers: What Would EPA and EIA Report Under S. 5640?
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Data centers use water and energy. What information about those uses would the EPA and Energy Information Administration collect and report under S. 5640 if it became law?
We explain the proposal’s separate EPA and EIA branches, including environmental reporting and energy collection and reporting. Collecting information about each data center would not necessarily mean publishing every data center’s raw data.
This episode uses the introduced text and an October 12, 2026 status observation. It describes proposed duties if enacted, not current law or a current status update. The meaning of “50 megawatts each day” remains unresolved; incorporated definitions were checked through 2024, not through 2026.
Official bill text:
https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s5640/BILLS-119s5640is.xml
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