US Senate proposes to impose emissions charges on energy-intensive data centers, which may affect Bitcoin miners
Internet reports, Bloomberg reported that U.S. Senate Democrats have proposed a draft "Clean Cloud Act" to impose fees on data centers that support blockchain networks and artificial intelligence models that exceed federal emissions targets. The bill requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to establish emission standards for the installation of data centers and crypto mining facilities with IT rating power exceeding 100 KW, with the goal of reducing emissions by 11% per year. Emissions exceeding the limit will be fined US$20 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, and this amount will increase by US$10 per year with inflation. It is worth noting that Bitcoin miners including Galaxy, CoreScientific and Terawulf are gradually turning to providing high-performance computing (HPC) computing power for artificial intelligence models. The bill has not yet been passed in the Senate.
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