Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley Push for Data Center Energy Transparency

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In a bipartisan team-up, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley are demanding more transparency regarding the energy use of data centers. 

The pair sent a letter to the Energy Information Administration on Thursday, urging the EIA to "establish a mandatory annual reporting requirement for data centers." Wired reported the news earlier. 

Data centers have become a major topic of debate, as tech giants like Amazon Web Services, Google, Meta and Microsoft continue to buy massive amounts of land ...