北卡罗来纳州911委员会拨款逾1300万美元升级应急通信：14笔补助惠及全州接警点，州长同日呼吁数据中心自担电费成本
北卡罗来纳州州长 Josh Stein 10月27日在州府罗利举行「NC Strong」简报会，宣布北卡罗来纳州911委员会今年已拨款逾1,300万美元，用于全州公共安全接警点（PSAP）的关键设备升级与设施改善，共14笔补助；同日他呼吁州公用事业委员会批准大负荷电价，让数据中心自担其用电成本，不要转嫁给居民家庭。
911补助中，夏洛特-梅克伦堡警察通信部门获192.72万美元更换无线电调度台，州公路巡逻队获411.09万美元更换调度台与录音设备，威尔逊县应急通信部门获125.56万美元，罗伯逊县获109.09万美元，琼斯/勒诺瓦获94.48万美元，贝尔蒂县获74.81万美元，亚历山大县获64.02万美元。Stein 说：「有人拨打911时，每一秒都至关重要。这些补助将给911接线员所需的资源与技术，让他们更快把北卡罗来纳人连接到所需的帮助。」州信息技术厅长兼911委员会主席 Nate Denny 表示，投资接警中心所需的工具与能力，强化的是人们对911的信任。911委员会过去十年已通过其补助计划投入逾1.04亿美元，资金来自电话与语音通信服务收取的911服务费，支撑全州124个接警点与近3,000名接线员。
在能源方面，Stein 援引其两党能源政策工作组与 Energy Futures 的报告称：数据中心约占新增能源项目的30%、却占未来预计新增需求的80%，其大负荷到2050年将给全体用户多带来500亿美元成本；若照常发展，电价15年内最高可涨70%。他呼吁公用事业委员会批准大负荷电价，要求数据中心覆盖其电网成本并自带清洁能源。州总检察长 Jeff Jackson 表示，Duke Energy 的和解提案是朝此方向的真实一步，但尚未最终定案。
Stein 还在简报会上谈及家庭暴力防治：州行政厅妇女与青年司资助全州97个县的76个家暴项目，提供庇护、咨询、24小时危机热线、交通与法庭倡导服务，2024-25财年有逾6万名成人与儿童接受服务、逾10万次危机来电与在线求助。
North Carolina 911 Board Awards Over $13 Million for Emergency Communications Upgrades as Governor Stein Presses Data Centers to Bear Their Own Power Costs
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein held an NC Strong Update in Raleigh on October 27, announcing that the North Carolina 911 Board has awarded more than $13 million in grant funding this year to support critical equipment upgrades and facility enhancements at public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the state, in 14 grants. At the same briefing, Stein called on the state Utilities Commission to approve large load tariffs so data centers bear the cost of their own power use rather than shifting it to families.
The largest 911 awards include $1,927,216.91 for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Communications for radio console replacement, $4,110,916.90 for the NC State Highway Patrol to replace radio dispatch consoles and logging recorders, $1,255,628.73 for Wilson County Emergency Communications, $1,090,906.72 for Robeson E-911 Communications, $944,801.08 for Jones/Lenoir Communications, $748,093.90 for Bertie County Communications and $640,184.10 for Alexander County E-911 Communications. 'Every second matters when someone calls 911,' Stein said. 'These grants will give 911 operators the resources and technology they need to better connect North Carolinians with the help they need quickly.' NC Department of Information Technology Secretary and NC 911 Board Chair Nate Denny said investing in the tools 911 centers need reinforces the trust people place in 911. Over the past decade, the board's grant program has invested more than $104 million; the 911 Fund, financed by the uniform 911 service charge, supports 124 PSAPs employing nearly 3,000 telecommunicators.
On energy costs, Stein cited a report prepared with his bipartisan Energy Policy Task Force: data centers make up approximately 30% of new energy projects but 80% of projected future energy demand, and large loads will create $50 billion more in costs through 2050 in a business-as-usual scenario, with electricity rates potentially rising as much as 70% over 15 years. He called on the Utilities Commission to approve large load tariffs requiring data centers to cover their grid costs and bring their own clean energy. Attorney General Jeff Jackson said Duke Energy's proposed settlement is a real step in that direction but is not final.
Stein also highlighted domestic violence services during the briefing: the NC Department of Administration's Division for Women and Youth funds 76 domestic violence programs in 97 counties offering shelter, counseling, 24-hour crisis lines, transportation and court advocacy; more than 60,000 adults and children received services and more than 100,000 crisis calls and chats were received in fiscal year 2024-25.
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图片来源：应急通信调度席位（资料图）。Marti Gatlin 摄，美国海军陆战队，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Emergency communications dispatch consoles (file photo). Photo by Marti Gatlin, U.S. Marine Corps, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
