从监控到DOGE，再到大科技公司的资金和宗教极端主义，中期选举从未如此WIRED。数据中心也不例外：自年初以来，公众对它们的态度迅速转变。
From surveillance and DOGE to Big Tech money and religious extremism, the midterms have never been more WIRED. Data centers are no exception: The public has rapidly turned on them since the beginning of the year.
这种反对是两党性质的，许多共和党人罕见地与特朗普总统保持距离。两党候选人都在试图通过指责对方支持数据中心（或反对数据中心不够）来攻击对手。我已经发现至少有五名候选人被对手贴上了贬义的“数据中心[姓名]”标签，以此凸显他们与该行业的关联。（这包括两名名叫Derek/Derrick的候选人也遭受此待遇。）
The opposition is bipartisan, with many Republicans making a rare break from President Donald Trump. Candidates on both sides of the aisle are trying to attack their opponents for being pro–data center (or not anti–data center enough). I’ve spotted at least five candidates who have been given the derogatory “Data Center [Name]” moniker by their opponents, in an attempt to highlight their connections to the industry. (That includes two guys named Derek/Derrick getting this treatment.)
虽然民调显示钱包问题可能是选民最关心的议题，但数据中心议题足够有力，可能左右势均力敌的选举结果——最终决定国会权力的平衡。以下是WIRED在临近11月3日时正密切关注的一些选举。参议院全国共和党参议院委员会在8月发布了一份备忘录，警告称，民主党人谢罗德·布朗（Sherrod Brown）正在俄亥俄州参选参议员，他对对手、参议员乔恩·赫斯特（Jon Husted）在数据中心问题上的攻击如此猛烈，以至于可能改变选举结果，称其为“整个选举周期的潜伏议题”。
While polling shows that pocketbook issues are likely to be top of voters’ minds, data centers are a potent-enough issue that they could swing tight races—and ultimately tip the balance of power in Congress. Here are some of the races WIRED is keeping an eye on as we approach November 3. Senate The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a memo in August warning that Democrat Sherrod Brown, running for Senate in Ohio, was hitting his opponent, Senator Jon Husted, so hard on data centers that it could tip the outcome of the race, calling it “a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle.”
布朗曾称赫斯特为“俄亥俄州数据中心的代言人”，并投放广告，指责赫斯特欢迎数据中心进入该州并推高能源账单。
Brown has called Husted “the face of data centers in Ohio,” running ads that blame Husted for welcoming data centers to the state and driving energy bills up.
参议院民主党人已经跟进布朗的立场，否决了赫斯特提出并参照白宫费率保护承诺制定的法案，少数党领袖查克·舒默（Chuck Schumer）称该法案“无效”。数据中心议题也渗透进许多其他摇摆州的参议院竞选，包括密歇根州、爱荷华州和德克萨斯州。但俄亥俄州的竞选仍然是这里最值得关注的。众议院众议院的全部435个席位均待争夺，数据中心已成为全国数十场竞选中的焦点。
Senate Democrats have taken up Brown’s cause, torpedoing a bill sponsored by Husted and modeled after the White House’s ratepayer protection pledge, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling the bill “toothless.”Data centers have also seeped into many other toss-up Senate races, including in Michigan, Iowa, and Texas. But the Ohio race is still the top one to watch here. House All 435 seats in the House are up for grabs, and data centers have become flash points in dozens of races across the country.
在《库克政治报告》标注为摇摆选区的众多竞选中，我发现了大量候选人投放数据中心相关广告的例子：在密歇根州第7选区，威尔·劳伦斯利用当地对数据中心的反对意愿，帮助自己赢得了一场艰难的民主党初选。劳伦斯如今正面对共和党候选人汤姆·巴雷特，并已播出多则与数据中心相关的广告，既攻击巴雷特，也宣传劳伦斯承诺“站出来对抗企业势力”。
Among races labeled toss-ups by the Cook Political Report, I found numerous examples of candidates running data-center-related ads: In Michigan’s 7th district, Will Lawrence used local opposition to data centers to help win a tough Democratic primary. Lawrence is now facing off against Republican Tom Barrett and has aired several data-center-related ads, both attacking Barrett and advertising Lawrence’s promise to “stand up to corporate power.”
在宾夕法尼亚州第8选区，共和党现任议员罗布·布雷斯纳汉投放广告，承诺对数据中心行业采取强硬态度——尽管他持有数据中心相关股票，此前还持友好立场。他的民主党挑战者佩奇·科格内蒂也投放了攻击该行业的广告。
In Pennsylvania’s 8th district, Republican incumbent Rob Bresnahan has run ads promising to be tough on the industry—despite holding data-center-related stocks and a previously friendly stance. His Democratic challenger, Paige Cognetti, has also run ads attacking the industry.
在俄亥俄州第9选区，民主党现任议员马西·卡普图投放广告，指责现任议员德里克·梅林有为数据中心提供税收优惠的历史。（这些广告称他为“数据中心德里克”。）梅林则称卡普图是在歪曲他在一项更广泛法案上的投票记录。
In Ohio’s 9th, Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur has run ads railing against what she says is incumbent Derek Merrin’s history of giving tax breaks to data centers. (The ads call him “Data Center Derek.”) Merrin claims that Kaptur is misrepresenting his vote on a broader bill.
在威斯康星州第3选区，民主党候选人丽贝卡·库克投放攻击性广告，指责现任议员德里克·范·奥登曾接受数据中心开发商的捐款，称他为“DC德里克。”（听起来耳熟吗？）范·奥登也予以反击，突出库克与科技行业的关联，声称她“负责用数据中心掩盖威斯康星州原始的农田”。
In Wisconsin’s 3rd district, Democrat Rebecca Cooke has aired attack ads against incumbent Derrick van Orden’s history of taking contributions from data center developers, dubbing him “DC Derrick.” (Sound familiar?) Van Orden has also shot back by highlighting Cooke’s ties to the tech industry, claiming she is “responsible for covering up pristine Wisconsin farmland” with data centers.
在纽约州第17选区，共和党现任议员迈克·劳勒投放广告，抨击民主党对手凯特·康利过去曾表示哈德逊山谷“需要”数据中心的言论。
In New York’s 17th district, incumbent Republican Mike Lawler has aired an ad slamming Democratic opponent Cait Conley’s past statements that the Hudson Valley “needs” data centers.
根据多州（Multistate）的研究，在36个州长选举中，至少有20名候选人承诺，如果当选将实施某种形式的数据中心暂停令。目前美国唯一真正实施的超大规模数据中心暂停令是由纽约州长凯西·霍楚尔（Kathy Hochul）在7月签署的，她在对手布鲁斯·布拉克曼（Bruce Blakeman，支持数据中心发展）面前保持着明显的领先优势。
Governor At least 20 candidates in the 36 gubernatorial races have promised to enact some kind of data center moratorium if elected, according to research from Multistate. The only true hyperscale moratorium in place in the US right now was signed in July by New York governor Kathy Hochul, who holds a comfortable lead ahead of challenger Bruce Blakeman (who supports data center development).
尽管候选人在这些议题上分歧不大，但他们仍试图在此问题上占得上风。在威斯康星州势均力敌的州长选举中，共和党候选人汤姆·蒂凡尼（Tom Tiffany）通过广告攻击民主党对手大卫·克劳利（David Crowley），称其为“数据中心大卫”。两位候选人均表示支持对该行业实施限制。
Candidates without much daylight between them have still tried to gain the upper hand on the issue. In Wisconsin’s tight gubernatorial race, Republican Tom Tiffany has attacked Democrat David Crowley with ads calling him “Data Center David.”Both candidates say they support restrictions on the industry.
在数据中心活动频繁的州份中，一些势均力敌的选举中的候选人被迫在此问题上调整立场。这一点在德克萨斯州表现得尤为明显：现任州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）从欢迎数据中心发展转变为在不到一年内事实上暂停发放许可证。他的对手吉娜·希诺霍萨（Gina Hinojosa）表示，阿博特在监管该行业方面还不够力度。
In states that have been hotbeds for data center activity, some candidates in tight races have been forced to pivot on the issue. Nowhere is this clearer than in Texas, where incumbent governor Greg Abbott has gone from welcoming data center development to putting a de facto moratorium on permits in less than a year. His opponent, Gina Hinojosa, says Abbott hasn’t gone far enough to regulate the industry.
在选票上，八个州的选民正在审视超过30项与数据中心相关的地方投票议题。再次，俄亥俄州在此处脱颖而出：它负责了这些议题的一半以上，内容从地方性暂停令到关于重新分区的公投。
On the Ballot Voters in eight states are looking at more than 30 local ballot measures around data centers. Once again, Ohio is a standout here: It’s responsible for more than half of those measures, from local moratoriums to referendums around rezoning.
我们正在撰写 WIRED 科学编辑 Brian Kahn 和我获得了一家初创公司的独家访问权，该公司希望利用数据中心的多余热量从空气中提取水分。虽然大气水收集技术已经存在一段时间，但这家初创公司有其独特之处。Atoco 使用一种称为金属有机框架（MOFs）的材料，这种材料去年帮助其创始人之一获得了诺贝尔奖。该公司之前的原型机都需要连接到电网才能产生足够的热量来从 MOFs 中提取水分。然而，新版本只需要工业设施（如数据中心）的废热即可生产水，即使是在干旱地区也能实现。
What We’re Writing WIRED science editor Brian Kahn and I got exclusive access to a startup that wants to pull water from the air using excess heat from data centers. While atmospheric water-harvesting technology has been around for a while, the startup has a unique spin. Atoco uses materials known as metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, which won one of its founders the Nobel Prize last year. The company’s previous prototypes have all needed to be hooked up to the grid to generate enough heat to extract water from the MOFs. The new version, though, only needs waste heat from industrial facilities—like data centers—to produce water, even in arid areas.
我们正在阅读 在田纳西州孟菲斯——埃隆·马斯克的 SpaceX 数据中心所在地——市议会推迟了对数据中心暂停令的投票。商业内幕（Business Insider）对这次“混乱”的会议进行了更详细的报道。
What We’re Reading In Memphis, Tennessee, home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX data centers, the city council postponed a vote on a data center moratorium. Business Insider has more on the “chaotic” meeting.
彭博社报道称，甲骨文公司使用卡车将天然气运送到盐湖城外的一个数据中心，以使其在线运行超过一年，并且正在考虑在新墨西哥州采取类似的做法，因为管道延迟导致一个大型项目停滞不前。
Bloomberg reports that Oracle used trucks to ship in natural gas to a data center outside Salt Lake City to keep it online for more than a year—and is considering a similar move in New Mexico, where pipeline delays have held up a big project.
随着中期选举的临近，环保组织正在通过广告大肆宣传建设由化石燃料驱动的人工智能基础设施的热潮——就在国会准备就许可改革展开辩论之际。Heatmap 有更多相关报道。
As the midterms approach, environmental groups are flooding the zone with ads about the rush to build AI infrastructure powered by fossil fuels—just as Congress prepares to debate permitting reform. Heatmap has more.