r/politics • u/bloomberggovernment ✔ Bloomberg Government • 2h ago
California Plan Cracking Down on Data Centers Heads to Newsom
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/california-plan-cracking-down-on-data-centers-heads-to-newsom•
u/bloomberggovernment ✔ Bloomberg Government 2h ago
Data centers in California could soon pay special electricity rates and their share for infrastructure upgrades as state lawmakers ramp up efforts to rein in the facilities.
State lawmakers in the final week of the session approved a host of measures regulating how data centers use water and power in the drought- and wildfire-prone state. The bills are now in front of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D), who rejected an effort last year to require data centers to report their water usage over concerns about stifling the fast-growing industry.
California, home to the majority of artificial intelligence and tech titans, is one of the major hubs for data centers in the US. It hasn’t seen a rapid growth of data centers like Texas and Virginia, but concerns about the facilities’ power use are mounting. Data centers account for about 2% of the state’s power demand, according to a 2024 estimate, and state officials said that could double in 10 years.
These efforts from California come as President Donald Trump continues to publicly embrace data centers, a position that has become increasingly unpopular for both parties ahead of the midterm elections. On Monday, he said those opposing such developments would risk communities “being backward and poor.”
Read more in the full story.
-Elliot
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u/Sad-Locksmith-3002 2h ago
You know what’s really backwards? When you elect a child fucker to be President of the US.
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u/x_Mark_0f_Cain_x 2h ago
No way Gruesome Gavin Newscum, who opposes a billionaire tax, is signing this. And this man is supposedly one of the top picks to become the democratic nominee.... 🙄
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u/Tricky_Swim_9163 1h ago
A bot name-calling the Governor of California? How MAGA of you.
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u/x_Mark_0f_Cain_x 1h ago
No, I'm just not a cucked lib. I want politicians who represent and fight for their constituents... you know, they're job...
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u/pleasegivemepatience 1h ago
They are job? When attacking the intelligence and integrity of others a little proofreading goes a long way.
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