Ashburn, Virginia, 一个主要的科技枢纽, 看到由AI推动的数据中心增长蓬勃发展, Ashburn, Virginia, a major tech hub, sees booming data center growth driven by AI, sparking economic gains and concerns over energy and water use.

Ashburn, Virginia, 全球互联网交通枢纽Ashburn, 正在经历由AI需求推动的数据中心建设剧增, 2025年美国每月投资400亿美元, 比10年前的18亿美元有所增加。 Ashburn, Virginia, a hub for global internet traffic, is experiencing a surge in data center construction fueled by AI demand, with $40 billion in monthly U.S. investments in 2025—up from $1.8 billion a decade ago. 拥有152个数据中心, 面积40平方公里, 已从农田转变为科技中心, Home to 152 data centers across 40 square kilometers, the area has transformed from farmland into a tech epicenter, attracting major companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. 虽然增长刺激了经济发展,但人们对大规模能源使用的关切(相当于纽约市的年度消耗量)和对冷却系统的用水需求正在促使当地推后。 While the growth has spurred economic development, concerns over massive energy use—equivalent to New York City’s annual consumption—and water demands for cooling systems are prompting local pushback. 尽管长期就业机会有限,但随着建设AI-准备基础设施的竞赛加速,该区域仍然是数字经济的核心。 Despite limited long-term jobs, the region remains central to the digital economy as the race to build AI-ready infrastructure accelerates.