Politics
Congressman Calls for National Data Center Strategy
Key Points
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia is calling for a national strategy to guide the rapid expansion of AI data centers, arguing the current state-by-state approach can leave communities bearing infrastructure costs. He discusses proposals to improve where data centers are built, measure their energy and water use, and require large electricity users to cover the grid upgrades needed to serve them. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia is calling for a national strategy to guide the rapid expansion of AI data centers, arguing the current state-by-state approach can leave communities bearing infrastructure costs. He discusses proposals to improve where data centers are built, measure their energy and water use, and require large electricity users to cover the grid upgrades needed to serve them. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)