Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Sens. Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren asked the Energy Information Administration to collect more detailed data on how data centers use electricity and how that usage affects the grid. The request is intended to inform grid planning and potential regulatory responses that could impact utilities and large cloud/data center operators; immediate market impact is limited but findings could shape future energy and infrastructure policy.

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Sens. Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren asked the Energy Information Administration to collect more detailed data on how data centers use electricity and how that usage affects the grid. The request is intended to inform grid planning and potential regulatory responses that could impact utilities and large cloud/data center operators; immediate market impact is limited but findings could shape future energy and infrastructure policy.