Sec. 316. Energy efficiency targets for Department of Defense data centers
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Subchapter I of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: For each covered data center, the Secretary shall— develop a power usage effectiveness target for the data center, based on location, resiliency, industry standards, and best practices; develop a water usage effectiveness target for the data center, based on location, resiliency, industry standards, and best practices; develop other energy efficiency or water usage targets for the data center based on industry standards and best practices, as applicable to meet energy efficiency and resiliency goals; identify potential renewable or clean energy resources to enhance resiliency at the data center, including potential renewable or clean energy purchase targets based on the location of the data center; and identify any statutory, regulatory, or policy barriers to meeting any target under any of subparagraphs
(A)through (C). In this subsection, the term covered data center means a data center of the Department that— is one of the 50 data centers of the Department with the highest annual power usage rates; and has been established before the date of the enactment of this section. Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the case of any Department data center established on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish energy, water usage, and resiliency-related standards that the data center shall be required to meet based on location, resiliency, industry standards, and best practices. Such standards shall include— power usage effectiveness standards; water usage effectiveness standards; and any other energy or resiliency standards the Secretary determines are appropriate. The Secretary may waive the requirement for a Department data center established on or after the date of the enactment of this section to meet the standards established under paragraph
(1)if the Secretary— determines that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives notice of such waiver and the reasons for such waiver. . The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2920 the following new item: 2921. Energy efficiency targets for data centers. . By not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an inventory of all data centers owned or operated by the Department of Defense. Such survey shall include the following: A list of data centers owned or operated by the Department of Defense. For each such data center, the earlier of the following dates: The date on which the data center was established. The date of the most recent capital investment in new power, cooling, or compute infrastructure at the data center. The total average annual power use, in kilowatts, for each such data center. The number of data centers that measure power usage effectiveness (hereinafter in this section referred to as PUE ) and for each such data center, the PUE for the center. The number of data centers that measure water usage effectiveness (hereinafter in this section WUE ) and, for each such data center, the WUE for the center. A description of any other existing energy efficiency or efficient water usage metrics used by any data center and the applicable measurements for any such center. An assessment of the facility resiliency of each data center, including redundant power and cooling facility infrastructure. Any other matters the Secretary determines are relevant. In this section, the term data center has the meaning given such term in the most recent Integrated Data Collection guidance of the Office of Management and Budget. Not later than 180 days after the completion of the inventory required under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the inventory and the energy assessment targets under section 2921(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Such report shall include each of the following: A timeline of necessary actions required to meet the energy assessment targets for covered data centers. The estimated costs associated with meeting such targets. An assessment of the business case for meeting such targets, including any estimated savings in operational energy and water costs and estimated reduction in energy and water usage if the targets are met. An analysis of any statutory, regulatory, or policy barriers to meeting such targets identified pursuant to section 2921(a)(E) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).