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Democrats divided on data center solutions |
Democrats believe that data centers are a problem, but they disagree on what to do about it.
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© Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
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For Democrats, the centers’ high energy usage — exacerbating both electricity bills and climate change — makes some sort of restriction a no-brainer.
The increasing unpopularity of these facilities is raising the stakes to find a solution, as Democrats look to win on the issue of affordability in this year’s midterm elections.
Last month, Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.), the top Democrat on the powerful House Energy and Commerce committee, on data center construction, but party leaders are not embracing the idea.
Divisions among Democrats are also playing out at the state level, where at least two Democratic-controlled state legislatures have passed data center moratoria, but one was vetoed and the other still awaits the governor’s signature.
Support for data center moratoria does not fall neatly along ideological lines, as a handful of anti-establishment Republicans have also backed such efforts, while others in the GOP debate whether and how to regulate the server warehouses powering the AI boom.
In Congress, Democratic Party leaders have repeatedly said data centers need to pay their fair share of rising energy costs.
Earlier this year, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that Democrats will push for “strong, enforceable consumer protections.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has similarly “we’ve got to make sure we protect the American consumer” while also supporting innovation.
But neither party leader has appeared to back a specific proposal to achieve those ends.
Read more in a full report at TheHill.com.
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Meta plans billions for first AI data center in Canada, largest outside the US
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(AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than $9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States. The facility will be built in Sturgeon County, Alberta, and powered by a natural gas-fired plant being developed by a consortium that includes Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Ltd. Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish …
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Bipartisan lawmakers press agencies on AI election threats
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A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are pressing multiple federal agencies over the risks artificial intelligence could pose to the upcoming election, specifically over chatbots’ responses to voters. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), in a letter sent Tuesday, urged the heads of the departments of Homeland Security and Justice, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the …
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Judge approves SEC settlement with Musk despite ‘significant misgivings’
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