AI companies, investors and unions form alliance to seek data center rules
Axios reports that the American Infrastructure Alliance, backed by OpenAI, Blackstone, QTS, SoftBank Group and unions including the IBEW, plans campaigns in seven states to shape data center standards in 2027.
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Axios reports that AI companies, private equity firms and unions are forming the multimillion-dollar American Infrastructure Alliance. The group plans campaigns in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana and South Carolina. It wants to work with state and local officials on data center standards and guardrails in 2027, and hopes to head off moratoriums on new construction.
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