Ensure public energy and water infrastructure is protected from AI data centres
National
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Ed Miliband
Energy Secretary
Data centre resource burden
Codify data center expansion limits
Ensure public energy and water infrastructure is protected from AI data centres
National
Water, energy and land expenditure for AI data centres has grown exponentially in the past 5 years. Government should make commitments now to protect public access to energy and water, set absolute caps on how much data centres can use, and ensure increased costs are never burdened on the public.
Data centre resource burden
Codify data center expansion limits