US EditionLawmakers seek pause on new data centers
The bill aims to halt data center development until safeguards protect workers, consumers, and the environment, reflecting rising concerns over the sector’s impact.
- On Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation to pause new AI data centers until national safeguards protect workers, consumers, and the environment from economic and ecological harm.
- Rising electricity consumption hit record levels in 2024 as AI data centers expand rapidly, prompting communities nationwide to voice concerns over surging utility costs, water consumption, and pollution threatening the power grid.
- The Data Center Coalition warned that a moratorium would "limit internet capacity" and "eliminate hundreds of thousands of high-wage jobs," said senior director of federal affairs Cy McNeill, emphasizing data centers power essential modern services.
- Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania opposed the moratorium, agreeing with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum that it amounts to waving a "surrender flag" to China, while most lawmakers from both parties rejected the proposal.
- President Donald Trump recently invited major technology companies to the White House, securing commitments from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to develop independent power generation for their data centers as an alternative to the proposed moratorium.
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Elected officials are raising red flags about the expansion of data centers across the country as energy prices continue to climb. As reported by Axios, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced legislation on March 25 advocating for a temporary halt to the construction of new AI data centers, citing their negative environmental impacts, workers' rights, and ever-rising electricity costs. BREAKING: @AOC and @S…
Lawmakers push a bill to impose an AI data center moratorium
A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Lawmakers seek pause on new data centers
WASHINGTON — Two progressive lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don't harm the environment.
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