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Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills requiring AI data centers to pay for upgrades to the local energy grid
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Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times.
Key facts
- Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills requiring AI data centers to pay for upgrades to the local energy grid
- Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times
- Last week, Newsom signed an executive order to speed up the creation of an AI “kill switch
Summary
Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills requiring AI data centers to pay for upgrades to the local energy grid. Other bills included in the package will require proposed data centers to disclose their estimated water use to local governments, along with information about energy efficiency and drought planning. “While the Trump administration moves toward deregulation, communities are left to deal with the consequences, higher electricity demand, grid constraints, water use, and pollution,” Newsom says in the press release. IPhone owners can now submit claims in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI settlement.