Faced with opposition from large-scale data center construction across the US, US lawmakers in California are stepping up the introduction of regulations to restrict the industry, passing seven bills in one go during the last week of the state legislature session to implement stricter supervision of the industry. Just a few hours after President Trump called on social platforms on Monday for all regions to accept data center construction, otherwise it would become “backward and poor,” the last batch of provisions of the above bill was passed by vote. This is California's strongest policy response to growing public criticism of data centers to date. This batch of laws requires data centers to report energy and water consumption data to government agencies. Environmental impact assessments must be carried out before the project starts, and at the same time, special electricity pricing mechanisms are implemented to prevent data centers from passing on costs to other electricity users. After Trump posted an article on social media supporting the expansion of data centers, California Governor Gavin Newson said in an interview with reporters: “If we want to develop data centers, we need to regulate this matter.” The California governor said, “The president's idea is to allow the industry to grow savagely. But completely ignoring public opinion is of no benefit to the industry itself.”

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