马萨诸塞州政府出台了一项新规定，要求建设超过25兆瓦的数据中心必须提供清洁电力或缴纳保护基金。这一政策标志着州政府开始对数据中心施加压力，以应对公众的反对声音。新规定要求数据中心必须满足州内的清洁能源标准，并在2030年至少有40%的电力来自风能、太阳能和水力等可再生能源。
要点：
1. 马萨诸塞州要求超过25兆瓦的数据中心提供清洁电力或缴纳保护基金。
2. 数据中心需满足州内清洁能源标准，2030年至少40%电力来自可再生能源。
3. 该政策是州政府应对公众对数据中心反对声音的举措。
4. 数据中心需自行解决清洁电力问题，或资助附近新发电设施建设。
5. 马萨诸塞州成为近期第三个限制数据中心发展的州。
Massachusetts became the latest state to force data centers to bring their own power, but this time there’s a twist. A new state mandate would require developers building data centers larger than 25 megawatts to provide clean power or pay into a ratepayer protection fund.
Gov. Maura Healey’s executive order is the latest example of states turning against data centers. Just a few years ago, tech companies and data center developers were showered with incentives to locate facilities in a particular state. Now, they’re fighting a groundswell of public opposition as politicians seek to show voters they’re addressing their concerns.
Under Healey’s order, data centers larger than 25 megawatts of peak demand will have to bring their own power and guarantee that it adheres to the state’s clean energy requirements. Healey would prefer that they generate the clean power onsite, too. If not, they’ll need to fund the construction of new generation nearby or pay into a ratepayer protection fund.
Massachusetts is also directing communities to “avoid signing non-disclosure agreements,” according to the executive order. To give regulators time to implement the new restrictions, the governor is pausing applications for a data center sales tax exemption that went into effect last month.
The clean power commitment might not be as stringent as it sounds, though. Healey said data centers must meet the Massachusetts clean energy standard enshrined in state law, which means they will only have to generate a portion of their power using approved sources like wind, solar, and hydro. In 2030, for example, those sources must contribute at least 40% of the total. The amount varies by year, and it ratchets up over time.
TechCrunch was unable to reach Healey’s office prior to publication.
With the new restrictions, Massachusetts becomes the third state in as many months to rein in data center development.
In August, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that all new data centers in the state would need to submit to audits by the public utility commission and the grid operator, ERCOT. In July, New York’s governor stopped construction of new data centers 50 megawatts or larger.
With public sentiment shifting against data centers, the tech industry is starting to push back. Pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future — which is funded by Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, and Greg Brockman — is buying ads that seek to sway voters in battleground states ahead of midterm elections.
原始发布方：TechCrunch：AI（RSS）
原文时间：2026-09-10 05:43:34 +08:00
