Senators: AI Data Centers Don't Pay for Energy Infrastructure

Senators Warren, Van Hollen and Blumenthal released a 27-page report, "Power and Profits," after probing seven companies since December 2025. None agreed to pay for new energy infrastructure, NDAs limit oversight, and rising memory prices have pushed up phone costs.

• Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, CoreWeave, Digital Realty and Equinix were probed
• A 100-MW data center uses as much power as 100,000 homes for about 100 permanent jobs
• A gigabyte of RAM rose from $2.80 in 2025 to $12 this year
• Data centers used 448 TWh in 2025 and emitted about 208 million tons of CO2