California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use
California Governor Newsom signed seven bills making AI data centers pay for grid and water upgrades.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven bills aimed at stopping AI data centers from shifting infrastructure costs onto residents. The package directs the California Public Utilities Commission to create a data-center rate class and requires operators to pay for local grid and water-system upgrades. Proposed data centers must disclose estimated water use, energy efficiency, and drought plans, and must meet consumption requirements to use a streamlined approval process.
- Newsom signed seven bills to keep AI data-center utility costs off residents.
- Data centers must pay for local power-grid and water-system upgrades.
- Proposed sites must disclose water use, efficiency, and drought planning.
- Streamlined approval depends on meeting energy, water, and fuel requirements.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce a new rate classification for data centers, while forcing them to pay for upgrades to local power grids and water systems.
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