Seattle市议会一致通过大型数据中心临时暂停令 将先行研究其对公用事业与环境的影响
位于华盛顿州国王县的西雅图市，据行业媒体10月16日报道，Seattle市议会一致通过两项旨在限制大型数据中心开发的措施，其中修订后的第121214号议案对新的大型数据中心项目实施临时暂停令，以便市政府研究其潜在影响，暂停期可视需要再延长最多六个月。
法案将数据中心定义为主要用于存储与处理数字数据、电力容量超过20兆伏安且需要不间断电源的设施。提出法案的市议员埃迪·林表示，大型超级智能数据中心正在全美各地兴起，推高居民与小企业的公用事业费用，并带来空气、水与噪音污染，Seattle居民不应为超级智能热潮中大公司的创纪录利润买单。
市议会主席乔伊·霍林斯沃思表示，这次暂停是为了在作出永久决定之前，先弄清数据中心对本市基础设施、电价、用水与可持续目标的长期影响。
Seattle Council Unanimously Approves Moratorium on Large Data Centers Pending Impact Studies
Seattle is a city in King County, Washington. Seattle's City Council unanimously approved two measures restricting large data center development, industry media reported on October 16. Amended Council Bill 121214 imposes a temporary moratorium on new large data center projects while the city studies their potential effects, and the pause can be extended by up to six additional months if officials determine more review time is needed.
Under the bill, data centers are defined as facilities primarily used for storing and processing digital data, with power capacity exceeding 20 megavolt-amperes and requiring uninterrupted power supplies. Councilmember Eddie Lin, who sponsored the legislation, said large SI data centers are popping up across the country, driving up utility costs for residents and small businesses while creating air, water and noise pollution, and that Seattleites should not be subsidizing the record profits of large corporations from the SI boom.
Council President Joy Hollingsworth said the moratorium is about making long-term decisions that could affect the city's infrastructure, utility rates, water usage and sustainability goals, and that the pause gives the city an opportunity to understand the impacts before making permanent decisions.
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