Data centers must generate their own electricity and transition to clean energy sources by 2040.

The Preventing Rate Inflation in Consumer Energy Act mandates that U.S. data centers must generate all the electricity they consume annually. It requires these facilities to source at least 75% of their electricity from clean energy sources by 2035, increasing to 100% by 2040. Clean energy sources include solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal. Violators face civil penalties of up to $100,000 per day.

Data centers must generate their own electricity and transition to clean energy sources by 2040.

The Preventing Rate Inflation in Consumer Energy Act mandates that U.S. data centers must generate all the electricity they consume annually. It requires these facilities to source at least 75% of their electricity from clean energy sources by 2035, increasing to 100% by 2040. Clean energy sources include solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal. Violators face civil penalties of up to $100,000 per day.