WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by Eric Masanet, professor and Mellichamp chair of sustainability science for emerging technologies at the University of California-Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Powering America's AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center Infrastructure":