Energy use by data centers in Oklahoma and throughout the U.S. will soon be surveyed in a mandatory effort by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
It means the Google data center in Pryor and those in Oklahoma City will be required to explain just how much electrical power they consume in their operations. The survey is in response to growing concerns, not just by Oklahoma consumers, but others nationwide, that data centers and their appetite for large amounts of electrical power, will result in higher costs paid by ratepayers.
The topic and concerns from constituents prompted two U.S. Senators, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, to inquire of the EIA last month and the EIA responded…