Contact Congress about H.R. 6179: Clean Cloud Act of 2025

Large data centers and crypto-mining sites would have to report their power use each year. Starting in 2026, they could face fees when their electricity causes more pollution than the local grid standard. Most fee money would go to clean power, energy storage, and help with home electric bills.

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Clean Cloud Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 6179: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects large data centers, crypto-mining sites, and the electric utilities that serve them. These businesses would face new reporting rules and possible fees tied to how polluting their electricity is. Regular utility customers could also be affected, because the bill tries to stop utilities from shifting these fees onto households and sends some money to programs that lower home electric bills.

Why this matters: Data centers and crypto-mining sites can use huge amounts of electricity, and that power can add pollution if it comes from fossil fuels. This bill would make those facilities show where their power comes from and pay more when it is dirtier than the local standard. It could shape where companies build, what power deals they sign, and how quickly cleaner power and storage grow. The real effect is uncertain and would depend on industry growth, the power grid, and how the Environmental Protection Agency runs the program.

Key provisions in H.R. 6179

• The bill covers large U.S. data centers and crypto-mining sites. It applies when a facility has more than 100 kilowatts of installed computing power.
• Facility owners and their electric utilities must report power data every year. The reports must cover electricity use, power sources by type, related contracts, grid power, and power made on site.
• The Environmental Protection Agency must measure each covered facility's electricity pollution. It must publish each facility's power mix and pollution rate every year.
• Regional power-grid pollution standards start in 2026. They must get lower each year through 2034 and reach zero emissions per kilowatt-hour in 2035 and later.
• Fees begin in 2026 when a covered facility's power is dirtier than the regional standard. Utilities pay for dirtier grid power sold to those facilities, and owners pay for dirtier on-site power.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6179

What is H.R. 6179?

Large data centers and crypto-mining sites would have to report their power use each year. Starting in 2026, they could face fees when their electricity causes more pollution than the local grid standard. Most fee money would go to clean power, energy storage, and help with home electric bills.

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