statementSaid on 2026-11-08
The Democratic Party, which won the Senate and House in the midterm elections, is pushing to restrict new construction and regulate power use for data centers, citing grid overload, rising electricity bills, carbon emissions and water depletion.
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이는 중간선거에서 상·하원을 장악한 민주당이 데이터센터의 전력망 과부하, 전기요금 상승, 탄소 배출 및 수자원 고갈 등을 이유로 신규 건설 제한과 전력 사용 규제를 추진하는 가운데 나온 발언
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