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) asking it to collect "comprehensive, annual energy-use disclosures" on data centers and make that information publicly available, as first reported by Wired. They're urging the agency to "establish a mandatory annual reporting requirement for data centers," saying the data is "essential for accurate grid planning," and ensuring the seven tech companies that signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge earlier this month adhere to their commitments.
The EIA announced Wednesday that it's launching a voluntary pilot progr …