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西雅图拟实施大型数据中心建设一年禁令

美国西雅图市议会近日一致通过一项法案，将暂停新建大型人工智能数据中心一年，市长凯蒂·威尔逊预计将很快签署该禁令。据《西雅图时报》报道，威尔逊本人一直公开支持这一禁令，原因是今年4月该报披露该市五大数据中心项目拟用电力将高达全市当前用电需求的三分之一，引发市民对水资源消耗和噪声污染等问题的担忧。

西雅图大都会区是微软总部所在地，亚马逊总部也位于该市，谷歌和Meta在此设有办事处。但科技巨头并未在市区内运营数据中心，因此禁令主要影响开发商和服务提供商。

根据规定，禁令适用于用电量超过20兆伏安（可满足数千户家庭用电）的大型数据中心，禁令期限一年，可视情况延长六个月。同时，市议会还通过一项法案，要求市政府研究AI数据中心对电力、水资源、公用事业费率、土地使用、就业及公共健康的影响，为制定永久性法规提供依据。有市议员还提出修正案，将“传统数据中心”与AI“超大规模”设施加以区分。

一旦威尔逊市长签署，西雅图将加入丹佛、新奥尔良、明尼阿波利斯等越来越多对新建数据中心实施临时或永久禁令的城市行列。据科技网站GeekWire报道，在最近一次市议会听证会上，超过50人作证，包括亚马逊员工气候正义组织成员。他们敦促市政府在法规中增加可再生能源要求和劳工保护条款，并呼吁政府阻止行业“在法规出台前尽可能快、尽可能多地建设算力”的计划。

中文翻译：

西雅图即将批准一项为期一年的大型数据中心禁令。市长预计将于近期签署该暂停令。西雅图市议会已一致通过一项决议，将新建大型人工智能数据中心的禁令延长至一年。市长凯蒂·威尔逊尚未签署该文件，但据《西雅图时报》报道，她本人期待尽快签署。今年四月，《西雅图时报》报道称，该市五个大型数据中心项目提案将消耗西雅图当前电力需求的三分之一，此后威尔逊曾公开支持这项禁令。市民们也对数据中心可能带来的用水量和噪音污染问题表示担忧。

西雅图大都市区是微软公司的总部所在地，亚马逊总部亦坐落于此，谷歌和Meta公司也在该市设有办事处。不过据GeekWire网站指出，科技巨头实际上并未在西雅图市内运营数据中心，因此这项暂停令主要影响的是开发商和服务提供商。

该暂停令临时禁止建设能耗超过20兆伏安（足以供应数千户家庭用电）的大型数据中心，禁令期限可再延长六个月。此外，市议会还通过一项法案，要求市政府研究人工智能数据中心对西雅图电力及水资源消耗、公用事业费率、土地利用、本地就业和公共健康的影响，为制定永久性法规收集必要依据。

一位市议员在法案中增加了修正条款，将"传统数据中心"与人工智能"超大规模"设施加以区分。待市长威尔逊签署暂停令后，西雅图将与丹佛、新奥尔良、明尼阿波利斯等越来越多实施新建数据中心临时或永久禁令的城市和县份并肩而立。

据GeekWire报道，在最近一次市议会会议上有超过50人作证，其中包括"亚马逊员工气候正义组织"成员。据称他们敦促市议会将可再生能源要求和劳工保护条款纳入城市法规，并呼吁政府叫停该行业"在法规出台前，以最快速度尽可能建设更多计算能力"的计划。

英文来源：

Seattle is close to approving a year-long ban on large data centers
The mayor is expected to sign the moratorium soon.
The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a moratorium on the construction of new large AI data centers for one year. Mayor Katie Wilson has yet to sign it, but according to the Seattle Times, she was looking forward to doing so. Wilson had vocally supported a ban after the Times reported back in April that five large data center project proposals in the city would consume up to a third of Seattle's current demand for electricity. The city's residents also raised concerns about the centers' potential water usage and noise pollution.
Seattle's greater metropolitan area serves as home to Microsoft, while Amazon's headquarters is in the city itself. Google and Meta have offices in the city, as well. As GeekWire notes, however, the tech giants don't actually operate data centers within Seattle, so the moratorium will mostly affect developers and providers.
The moratorium puts a temporary ban on the development of large data centers that use more than 20 megavolt-amperes of energy, which can power thousands of homes. It could be extended for six more months. In addition, the council approved a bill that requires the city to study the impacts of AI data centers on Seattle's electricity and water usage, utility rates, land use, local jobs and public health to gather the information needed for permanent regulations.
One council member added an amendment to the bills, differentiating "traditional data centers" from AI "hyperscale" facilities. Once Mayor Wilson signs the moratorium, Seattle will join the growing list of cities and counties that have put either a temporary or permanent ban on new data centers, including Denver, New Orleans and Minneapolis.
GeekWire says more than 50 people testified at the most recent council meeting, including members of the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice. They reportedly urged the council to add renewable energy requirements and labor protections to the city's regulations. The members also reportedly called for the government to put a stop to the industry's plans "to build out as much compute capacity as they can, as fast as they can, before regulations can catch up."