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Energy Big Data Center Survey Plan
The EIA is developing a survey to assess data center energy use in response to public and congressional concerns about its impact on electricity prices. However, the energy required to sustain their operations, including the powering of servers, cooling systems, and other infrastructure, is. One year ago, Bloom Energy's inaugural Data Center Power Report documented an emerging reality: AI-driven compute demand was beginning to outpace the grid's ability to deliver power at scale. The EIA will begin with a voluntary pilot program to be completed by the end of September, and then develop a mandatory survey.