Tracy Withers 报道 根据中右翼国家党宣布的一项政策，新西兰数据中心开发商将需要自行提供电力生产，以防止新项目给电力系统带来压力并推高电价。
By Tracy Withers New Zealand data-center developers will need to provide their own electricity generation to prevent new projects straining the power system and driving up prices, under a policy announced by the center-right National Party.
作为执政联盟一部分的国家党将于11月7日寻求连任。该党周五在惠灵顿发布能源政策组合时作出了上述数据中心承诺。
The party, part of the governing coalition, will seek re-election on Nov. 7. It made the data center commitment as part of an energy policy package released Friday in Wellington.
国家党在政策文件中表示：“大规模数据中心代表了新西兰重要的经济机遇，提供高价值投资、技术性就业和出口收入。这一机遇不得以家庭电费为代价。” 今年早些时候，政府要求官员为数据中心投资制定“常识性”规则，因为反对者呼吁在更好地了解新项目对水电使用的影响之前，暂停新项目。
“Large-scale data centers represent a significant economic opportunity for New Zealand, offering high-value investment, skilled employment and export revenue,” the party said in the policy document. “That opportunity must not come at the expense of household power bills.”Earlier this year, the government asked officials to develop “common sense” rules for data center investment, as opponents called for a moratorium on new projects until their impact on water and electricity use was better understood.
总理克里斯托弗·拉克森表示，他将寻求在该问题上与澳大利亚达成某种一致，澳大利亚计划采用规则，要求大型数据中心运营商为新电力供应提供担保。
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he would seek some alignment on the issue with Australia, which planned to adopt rules requiring large data center operators to underwrite new power supplies.
国家党今日表示，如果连任，将要求大规模数据中心开发商证明其项目所消耗的电力始终有足够的新增发电量与之匹配。
National today said that if re-elected it would require large-scale data center developers to show that the power their project is drawing is always matched by new generation sufficient to cover it.
能源发言人西蒙·布朗对记者表示：“他们不仅要证明购买的新增发电量满足其需求，还要证明其具备‘调峰能力’，即在枯水年或冬季期间，他们有备用电力。” 他表示，这些要求将作为项目获得许可的条件。
“They would have to demonstrate not only that they are buying new generation which meets their demand, but that it is also firmed, which means that during a dry year or during the winter period, they’ve got the backup power,” energy spokesperson Simeon Brown told reporters. The requirements would be conditions of their project receiving consents, he said.
他说：“人工智能和数据中心将成为我们未来的关键部分，无论对企业还是经济而言，但我们需要确保它们自带电力，从而不推高其他所有人的电价。”
“AI and data centers are going to be a key part of our future, both for businesses and for our economy, but we need to make sure that they’re bringing their own power, so they’re not pushing up prices for everyone else,” he said.
8月，电力公司Contact Energy表示正在新西兰探索建立数据中心的可能性，并称这将成为推动更多可再生电力生产的催化剂。
In August, power company Contact Energy said it was exploring a potential data center in New Zealand, saying it would be the catalyst for further renewable electricity generation.
国家党的能源政策还包括审查输电费用的设定方式，允许私人开发商参与建设输电网络以鼓励新增发电，并取消相关限制以鼓励更多的家庭安装太阳能设备。
National’s energy policies also include a review of how charges to transmit power are set, allowing private developers to help build transmission networks in order to encourage new generation, and removing restrictions to encourage more home solar installations.