Checks on AI data centers closer to reality in California
Rising energy bills for ratepayers, exorbitant water use, feeding the big appetites of companies racing to power AI – debate on how to harness and accommodate the data center boom is sweeping the nation. As developers clash with communities over hyper-scale data centers nationwide, two bills that would curb potential economic, environmental and public health impacts on residents have cleared hurdles in California. … [SB 887] would require data center projects to abide by the California Environmental Quality Act while also providing an avenue to fast-track construction if they meet certain conditions, including using recycled water and avoiding the use of fossil fuel energy.
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