42 USC § 16212 - High power density industry program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16212"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16212 - High power density industry program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16212"
section_name: "High power density industry program"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 922, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 864.)"
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# § 16212. High power density industry program

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary shall establish a comprehensive research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to improve the energy efficiency of high power density facilities, including data centers, server farms, and telecommunications facilities.

**(b)** **Technologies** The program shall consider technologies that provide significant improvement in thermal controls, metering, load management, peak load reduction, or the efficient cooling of electronics.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 922, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 864.)