Columbus, Ohio — Petitioners are collecting signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit construction of data centers with peak loads above 25 megawatts, seeking more than 413,000 valid signatures from at least 44 counties by July 1 after receiving authorization from the Ohio Ballot Board about a month earlier and relying on volunteers to gather signatures. Charlotte, North Carolina held a staff presentation on May 11 and scheduled a public hearing for May 26 ahead of a possible June 8 vote on a data center moratorium after a proposed Hood Road project drew attention; in California and Tennessee, regulators and planning commissions are assessing filings, resource estimates and zoning recommendations as communities weigh water and power impacts.
Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.
数据中心会影响您的社区。它们消耗大量电力和水,这可能会给当地资源带来压力。如果您在俄亥俄州,您可能会对它们的未来发表意见。请留意在您所在县流传的请愿书。
社区开始质疑数据中心的影响。从俄亥俄州到北卡罗来纳州,当地的声音正在被听到。如果您关心,请参加听证会或签署请愿书。如果您认识这些地区的人,值得转发。
数据中心开发商和投资者可以通过建造合同、持续的设施收入以及潜在的地方税收或费用收入获益;如果设施得以建设,一些市政当局可能会获得经济发展的好处。
如果建造大型数据中心而不采取缓解措施,当地居民、市政公用事业和依赖地下水的社区可能会面临供水紧张、基础设施需求增加和当地环境压力加大的困境。
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