energy-intensive industry
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “energy-intensive industry” means an industry that uses significant quantities of energy as part of its primary economic activities, including—
(A) information technology, including data centers containing electrical equipment used in processing, storing, and transmitting digital information;
(B) consumer product manufacturing;
(C) food processing;
(D) materials manufacturers, including—
(i) aluminum;
(ii) chemicals;
(iii) forest and paper products;
(iv) metal casting;
(v) glass;
(vi) petroleum refining;
(vii) mining; and
(viii) steel;
(E) other energy-intensive industries, as determined by the Secretary.
Source
- 2007–202142 U.S.C. § 17111The Public Health and Welfare · Energy-intensive industries program · in this section
The term “energy-intensive industry” means an industry that uses significant quantities of energy as part of its primary economic activities, including—
(A) information technology, including data centers containing electrical equipment used in processing, storing, and transmitting digital information;
(B) consumer product manufacturing;
(C) food processing;
(D) materials manufacturers, including—
(i) aluminum;
(ii) chemicals;
(iii) forest and paper products;
(iv) metal casting;
(v) glass;
(vi) petroleum refining;
(vii) mining; and
(viii) steel;
(E) water and wastewater treatment facilities, including systems that treat municipal, industrial, and agricultural waste; and
(F) other energy-intensive industries, as determined by the Secretary.
Source
- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 17111The Public Health and Welfare · Energy-intensive industries program · in this section