中西部集团因隐瞒Meta人工智能数据中心电力需求而起诉威斯康星州。 Midwest group sues Wisconsin over withheld data on Meta’s AI data center power needs.

中西部环境律师公司起诉威斯康星州公共服务委员会拒绝公布Meta在比弗大坝的10亿美元AI数据中心的未经编辑的能源载荷预测, 认为公众有权知道该设施的电力需求。 Midwest Environmental Advocates has sued Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission over its refusal to release unredacted energy load projections for Meta’s $1 billion AI data center in Beaver Dam, arguing the public has a right to know the facility’s power demands. 私营保安公司以贸易秘密保护为由拒绝了这一请求,同时为华盛顿港的一个可比项目发布了类似数据。 The PSC denied the request, citing trade secret protections, while releasing similar data for a comparable project in Port Washington. 诉讼案凸显了对透明度、电网紧张以及大规模数据中心对环境和经济的影响的关切,这些都可能大大增加全国的能源成本。 The lawsuit highlights concerns about transparency, grid strain, and the environmental and economic impacts of large-scale data centers, which could significantly increase energy costs nationwide.