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California Legislation Mandates Data Centers to Disclose Water and Electricity Usage

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills requiring data centers to disclose their water and electricity consumption. The legislation aims to provide communities with better data on the impact of data centers on local resources and utility costs. It includes measures for separate power rates for data centers and mandates monthly energy reporting.

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What Changed Since Last Update

1h ago

New corroborating source added: The Verge published an update on 2026-09-23 ("Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that").

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California's new disclosure rules will require data center operators to share details about their energy and water consumption.

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The legislation includes separate power rates for data centers to prevent cost burdens on other consumers.

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Data centers will be required to report their energy consumption monthly starting next year.

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Data center operators will be responsible for covering infrastructure upgrade costs needed to serve them.

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2 sources corroborating

Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that

The Verge·2h ago

Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that

The Verge·2h ago