Bill > HR6179

This bill, known as the Clean Cloud Act of 2025, establishes comprehensive reporting and emissions standards for data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities that use more than 100 kilowatts of power. The legislation requires annual data collection on electricity consumption, including the source and type of power generation, from both facility owners and electric utilities. The bill introduces an emissions performance standard that sets progressively stricter greenhouse gas emissions intensity baselines for different regions, with the goal of reaching zero emissions by 2035. Facilities that exceed these baselines will be subject to fees, with the collected funds being allocated to supporting energy cost reduction programs for consumers, administering the reporting system, and providing grants for developing zero-carbon electricity generation and long-duration energy storage assets. The bill also aims to increase transparency in the energy consumption of data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations, which are projected to account for up to 12 percent of U.S. electricity use by 2028, and address concerns about the environmental impact of these rapidly growing industries, particularly the energy-intensive process of cryptocurrency mining.

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