Washington, June 18 -- Representative Suhas Subramanyam issued the following press release:

U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) have introduced the Data Infrastructure Energy Measurement and Standards Act that would create standardized energy measurements for data centers.

"As more data centers are built across the country, we still lack a standard way to measure and discuss their energy and water use. Communities can't make fully-informed decisions on where to put data centers and how to regulate them. We need a simple way to track how much power and water these facilities use so we can understand their impact on our communities and protect communities accordingly, " Rep. Subram...