Sec. 2. Requirement for data centers to generate electricity
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Each data center located in the United States shall generate all of the electricity the data center consumes each year. During the period beginning on January 1, 2035, and ending on the date described in paragraph (2), not less than 75 percent of the electricity generated by a data center for purposes of subsection
(a)shall be from a clean energy source. Beginning on January 1, 2040, 100 percent of the electricity generated by a data center for purposes of subsection
(a)shall be from a clean energy source. Any data center that violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 per day until the violation is rectified. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish an administrative process for the issuance of civil penalties for violations of this section. In this section: The term clean energy source includes a solar, wind, battery, green hydrogen, hydropower, and geothermal source. The term data center means a facility that— is described in section 453(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17112(a)(1) ); and consumes at least 50 megawatts each day.
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