2026年8月18日 20:51 UTC / 路透社
[1/2]2025年9月18日，美国威斯康星州一处数据中心内的线缆。路透社/奥黛丽·理查森/档案照片
8月18日（路透社） – 宾夕法尼亚州州长乔希·夏皮罗周二签署一项行政命令，要求在该州建设人工智能数据中心的企业必须符合环境和透明度保障要求，并获得当地社区对项目的批准。
得益于马塞勒斯页岩盆地丰富的天然气资源、现有的电力基础设施以及靠近东海岸主要人口中心，该州已成为数据中心的热门选址地。
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但今年全美各地反对数据中心快速扩建的声音持续高涨。路透社/益普索6月的一项民调显示，仅有三分之一的美国人认可数据中心的建设速度，仅14%的人支持在自家社区附近建设数据中心。
夏皮罗在社交媒体平台X上表示，这项即刻生效的命令将所有数据中心从该州的快速通道许可项目中移除，并禁止夏皮罗管辖下的任何政府部门或机构与数据中心开发商签订保密协议。
“我将动用行政权力的全部力量，叫停那些令人反感、不合理的项目，并制定全美最严格的保护措施。”
夏皮罗补充道，这些措施旨在防止数据中心项目推高公用事业费用，并保护宾夕法尼亚州民众的清洁空气和水权。
已有其他多个州采取了类似举措。纽约州7月对大型新建数据中心实施了为期一年的暂缓审批，而本月早些时候，得克萨斯州州长格雷格·雅培也以日益增长的电力需求可能威胁电网可靠性为由，暂停了新项目的审批。
亚马逊去年宣布将在宾夕法尼亚州投资200亿美元，凸显了该州作为数据中心开发目的地的吸引力。
安扎尔·梅赫拉吉 班加罗尔报道；勒罗伊·利奥 编辑
Pennsylvania governor signs order imposing new rules to set up AI data centers in state
August 18, 2026 8:51 PM UTC / Reuters
[1/2]Cables sit inside a data center in Wisconsin, U.S., September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Audrey Richardson/File Photo
Aug 18 (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday signed an executive order that would require companies setting up AI data centers in the state to meet environmental and transparency safeguards and secure local community approval for the projects.
The state has become a sought-after location for data centers due to its abundant natural gas from the Marcellus shale basin, existing power infrastructure and proximity to major population centers on the East Coast.
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But opposition to the rapid build-out of data centers has steadily grown across the U.S. this year. A June Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only a third of Americans approved of the pace of data center construction, while just 14% supported a data center being built in their community.
The order, effective immediately, removes all data centers from the state’s Fast Track permit program, and bars any office or agency under Shapiro’s jurisdiction from signing non-disclosure agreements with data center developers, he said on social media platform X.
“I’m using the full weight of my executive authority to block the objectionable, unwarranted projects and put the nation’s strictest set of protections in place.”
Shapiro added that the measures are intended to prevent data center projects from driving up utility bills and to protect Pennsylvanians’ rights to clean air and water.
Several other states have taken similar measures. New York imposed a one-year moratorium on large new data centers in July, while earlier this month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott also paused approvals for new projects citing concerns that rising electricity demand could threaten reliability.
Amazon last year announced $20 billion in planned investment in Pennsylvania, highlighting the state’s appeal as a destination for data center development.
Reporting by Anzar Mehraj in Bengaluru; Editing by Leroy Leo
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