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Breaking: Feds will require data centers to show their power bills — TechCrunch

created: Apr 15, 2026, 07:01 PM
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In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said it will require data centers to disclose details of their energy use. The first StrictlyVC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. REGISTER NOW . The Energy Information Agency told two U.S. Senators that it plans to require data centers to disclose details about their energy use, according to Wired. The development comes a month after Sens. Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter asking the EIA to gather data on data centers. The request was an effort to push the agency to cover an industry that is consuming ever-increasing amounts of energy.

In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said it will require data centers to disclose details of their energy use. The first StrictlyVC of 2026 hits San Francisco. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass. Ends 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. REGISTER NOW . The Energy Information Agency told two U.S. Senators that it plans to require data centers to disclose details about their energy use, according to Wired. The development comes a month after Sens. Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter asking the EIA to gather data on data centers. The request was an effort to push the agency to cover an industry that is consuming ever-increasing amounts of energy.