德克萨斯州红橡市——一家数据中心企业正采取一种截然不同的方式：融入其建造大型设施所在的社区。这些设施为美国人的技术提供动力，并支持日益增长的人工智能（AI）热潮。
RED OAK, Texas — A data center firm is taking a very different approach by integrating into the communities where they build the massive facilities needed to power Americans' technology and support the growing artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
随着这些数据中心因其对资源和基础设施的影响而引发越来越多的担忧，Compass Datacenters首席执行官克里斯·克罗斯比（Chris Crosby）在接受Fox News Digital采访时指出，像他这样的公司必须与社区合作，识别当地需求，规划改进措施，并投资能够惠及居民的项目。
As these centers face flak over growing concerns of their impact on resources and infrastructure, Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby tells Fox News Digital that it's up to companies like his to work with communities, identify local needs, plan improvements and invest in projects that benefit residents.
在达拉斯以南仅20英里、人口约2万的小镇上建造一个超大规模数据中心园区时，他自一开始就以此为目标。克罗斯比详细讲述了他是如何建成一个“无噪音、无光污染”且完全无需用水冷却的数据中心。
And that's what he aimed to do from the start when building out a hyperscale data center campus in a town of approximately 20,000 people just 20 miles south of Dallas. Crosby detailed how he was able to create a data center with "no noise, no light pollution" and a completely water-free cooling system.
“你们需要消防车吗？需要一所新学校吗？需要为社区建造棒球场吗？”克罗斯比在接受Fox News Digital独家采访时提出，“这些都是能够真正推动社区发展的重大资本投资，许多社区都应该提出这些要求。”
"Do you need a fire truck? Do you need a new school? Do you need baseball fields for your community?" Crosby proposed in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. "These are important capital investments that can really boost a community, and many communities should be asking for those things."
他补充道：“当你考虑资产的耐用性，并打算在一个社区中投入一个可使用百年的项目时，就必须做得非常出色，并且要与该社区紧密合作。”
ONE SOUTHERN STATE’S RISE IS MAKING IT AMERICA’S NEW ‘ECONOMIC CENTER OF GRAVITY’ "When you think about durability and putting a hundred year type asset into a community, you better do that really well and in conjunction with that community," he added.
克罗斯比表示，在红橡市，由于美国动物保护协会（SPCA）去年终止了在该市的合同，Compass公司捐赠了1500万美元用于建造一个动物收容所。
In Red Oak, Compass donated $15 million to build an animal shelter after the SPCA ended its contract in the town last year, Crosby said.
他的公司还与德克萨斯州立技术学院合作，共同出资1260万美元建设了一个培训中心，以扩展该校的机械、电气和IT数据中心职业路径课程。这个为期12周的课程旨在帮助人们进入数据中心所依赖的技能型职业和技术岗位。相关职业包括电工、机械师和技术人员，以及木工、焊接和混凝土施工等建筑类工种。
His company also partnered with Texas State Technical College on a $12.6 million training facility to expand the school’s Mechanical, Electrical and IT Data Center Pathway program. The 12-week course is designed to help people enter skilled trades and technical careers that data centers rely on. The work includes electricians, mechanics and technicians, as well as construction trades such as carpentry, welding and concrete work.
克罗斯比表示，该项目向没有先前资历的人开放，并帮助他们为整个行业的各种职业做好准备。
Crosby said the program is open to people without prior qualifications and prepares them for careers across the industry.
“我们永远需要更多人来加入这个职业，”他说。“不幸的是，不久前曾有一场针对蓝领工作的‘战争’，导致每个人都必须获得四年制学位。我很高兴这种情况已经结束了。”Compass公司总部位于美国数据中心之都——弗吉尼亚州劳登县，该公司于2019年开始开发其红橡园区。
"We can’t get enough people into this career," he said. "Unfortunately, there was a war on blue-collar jobs a while back and everybody had to get a four-year degree. I’m so glad that’s over with." Compass — headquartered in America's datacenter capital in Loudoun Country, Virginia — began developing its Red Oak campus in 2019.
目前，该园区包括10座数据中心大楼、一家施耐德电气制造厂以及培训中心。克罗斯比表示，约有900人在园区内工作——其中大约600人来自Compass，300人来自施耐德电气——此外，过去五年间还有数千名建筑工人参与过该项目。
It now includes 10 data center buildings, a Schneider Electric manufacturing facility and the training center. Crosby said about 900 people work on site — roughly 600 for Compass and 300 for Schneider Electric — in addition to the thousands of construction workers who have worked on the project over the past five years.
美国新一轮蓝领工作热潮出乎所有人意料——而且它才刚刚开始。“我厌倦了那种认为数据中心不会创造就业的精英主义言论，”克罗斯比在谈到他庞大的数据中心以及那些声称数据中心无法创造持久美国就业的论调时说道。
AMERICA’S NEW BLUE-COLLAR JOB BOOM IS ONE NOBODY SAW COMING — AND IT’S JUST GETTING STARTED "I am tired of the elitism that this doesn’t create jobs," Crosby said of his sprawling data center and the rhetoric that they do not rbing lasting American jobs.
“你可以把这话告诉在这里园区工作的900人，也可以告诉过去五年多来一直在这里工作的数千名建筑工人，”他补充道。这些工作岗位和社区投资只是全国范围内一场争论的一方面。
"You tell that to the 900 people who work here on this campus and you tell that to the thousands of construction workers who have worked here for five years plus," he added. The jobs and community investments are one side of a debate playing out across the country.
随着数据中心在全国范围内不断扩张，其电力和水资源的使用情况——以及它们可能对当地基础设施造成的压力——正受到越来越严格的审视。
As data centers expand nationwide, their electricity and water use — and the strain they can place on local infrastructure — are drawing growing scrutiny.
但克罗斯比表示，自公司开始运营以来，Compass从未使用过水来冷却数据中心。他说，这一选择既出于个人信念，也出于实际考虑。
But Crosby said Compass has not used water to cool its data centers since the company began operating, a choice he said is personal and practical.
“我们从一开始就没有使用过水，因为我是在北德克萨斯长大的。我知道水是一种宝贵的资源，”他说。
"We haven’t used water since inception, because I grew up in North Texas. I know water is a precious resource," he said.
据Compass称，在红橡园区，水仅用于卫生间。该公司采用了一种混合冷却系统，既可以使用空气冷却，也可以使用液体冷却。克罗斯比表示，避免使用水冷可能会降低效率，但他认为这种权衡是值得的。
At the Red Oak facility, water is used only for bathrooms, according to Compass. The company uses a hybrid cooling system that can operate with air or liquid cooling. Crosby said avoiding water cooling can reduce efficiency, but he considers the trade-off worthwhile.
随着数据中心对电网需求的增加，电力供应成为另一个需要关注的问题。克罗斯比表示，Compass 公司倾向于接入电网，并相信数据中心企业可以协助支付输电和发电设施的升级费用。
Power is another concern as data centers add demand to the grid. Crosby said Compass favors connecting to the grid and believes data center companies can help pay for transmission and generation upgrades.
“我们认为自己可以为电网基础设施做出贡献，”他说，并补充道，数据中心企业可以“共同投资”升级项目。他还表示，这些设施可以通过调整用电时间来帮助降低高峰负荷和缓解电网拥堵。
"We think that we can contribute to the infrastructure for the grid," he said, adding that data center companies can "co-invest" in upgrades. He also said facilities could help reduce peak demand and grid congestion by adjusting when they draw power.
克罗斯比提到，在 Red Oak 项目上，Compass 公司向输电运营商捐赠了七块土地，以便在不使用征用权的情况下铺设输电线路。他表示，这也意味着要控制噪音和光污染，并确保在物业边界处符合美国环保署（EPA）的噪音限制标准。
At Red Oak, Crosby said Compass donated seven parcels to the transmission provider to route power lines without using eminent domain. He said that also means controlling noise and light pollution and meeting EPA noise limits at the property line.
“做一个安静的邻居非常重要——没有噪音、没有光污染，当然，还要保护社区中那些宝贵的资源，”他说。
"It’s very important to be a quiet neighbor — no noise, no light pollution, and, of course, taking care of the precious resources that are there in that community," he said.