EO addresses energy needs of large data centers supporting AI innovation
On Tuesday, President Biden signed an executive order to address the energy and development needs of gigawatt-scale data centers needed to support the boom in artificial intelligence. The EO calls for leasing federal sites owned by the Department of Energy and Department of Defense to host the large data centers as well as clean energy infrastructure to power them.
“Biden is cementing his legacy as the industrial policy president,” said ARI Senior VP of Government Affairs Doug Calidas. “There’s an obvious bottleneck as the U.S. seeks to lead the world in artificial intelligence development, and that’s the buildout of data centers and the energy needed to power them. If data centers face a years-long delay in coming online, that drags down the entire innovation economy. Today’s EO is designed to power the AI boom with clean energy and keep the U.S. at the forefront of advancements in AI.”
ARI has advocated for permitting reform measures, including the Energy Permitting Reform Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Manchin and Barrasso that would accelerate the development of critical energy infrastructure.
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