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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called for a \u201cData Center Bill of Rights,\u201d arguing in an interview on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d that data centers needed to be regulated so local communities have a larger say on where to build them.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this month, Khanna introduced a Data Center Bill of Rights resolution laying out a series of suggested guardrails on data centers, which have become a prominent issue in elections across the country.<\/p>\n

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Asked by moderator Kristen Welker whether the U.S. could lead the world in artificial intelligence if it opposes data center infrastructure, Khanna argued that \u201cyou can\u2019t shove a data center down the throats of a local community without any say that that community has.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t be jacking up electricity prices,\u201d he said. \u201cEven the technology leaders understand that there needs to be a pause so that we can get this right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to clarify that he was not opposed to data centers but believes they need to be regulated, Khanna said, \u201cI believe it needs regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI introduced a Data Center Bill of Rights, saying it should never be in a residential community or farmland, and a local community should have the say of whether to do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Khanna\u2019s resolution would affirm that communities can ban data centers in residential areas, reject increases in electric bills and require data centers use clean energy, among other provisions.<\/p>\n

Data centers have cropped up across the country to support the rise in artificial intelligence, but the centers have created controversy in local communities, where residents have raised concerns over the centers\u2019 water and energy consumption, noise and air pollution. <\/p>\n

Now, candidates have had to grapple with data centers as an electoral issue. A March Gallup survey found that 71% of Americans somewhat or strongly opposed local construction of AI data centers.<\/p>\n

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