# 119-s-4213: Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026

119-s-4213, Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4213
- Congress: 119
- Title: Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Boosts transparency of data center energy and water use.** The bill would require large data centers to report detailed annual and projected on-site energy and water data to states or to the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture if a state lacks a collection program. - Data center operators would file annual reports for each site with peak demand of at least 25 megawatts, including monthly energy and water totals, Power Usage Effectiveness and Water Usage Effectiveness, and projections for the next five years. - States would collect the reports, may assess fees to support collection, and must transmit anonymized, aggregated data to the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries, who would publish a public annual regional and national summary with projections and best practices. - Affected local governments could request access to reports, and the federal summaries must describe regional impacts on water and electricity rates, supply reliability, and environmental effects for consumers and communities. - The EPA Administrator and the Secretaries could jointly fine negligent violations $20,000 per day, and fees may be used to support compliance and agency duties without further appropriation.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- State summaries and annual federal report: benefit, medium. If a State collects data center reports, the State would send an anonymized, aggregated annual summary to the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries. The Administrator and the Secretaries would publish a yearly public report with regional totals of energy and water use, regional impacts on local wat…
- Federal fallback reporting and penalties: cost, high. If a State tells the federal agencies it has no program, operators in that State would submit the required reports to the EPA Administrator and the Secretaries in the jointly required form and manner. The Administrator and the Secretaries could charge fees to run the federal collection and could us…
- New reporting for large data centers: cost, medium. This bill would require any data center operator with one or more centers that reach 25 megawatts peak demand to file yearly on-site energy and water reports with the State, starting within one year of enactment. Each report would show last year’s monthly energy (measured in kilowatt-hours) and wat…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4213 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4213)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1232: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4213 (as of 2026-10-03).