随着美国中期选举临近，推动美国人工智能扩张的数据中心正成为政治焦点。华盛顿的一项新提案要求它们承担所产生的额外电力基础设施成本。
As America’s midterm elections approach, the data centres powering America's AI expansion are becoming a political flashpoint. A new proposal in Washington would require them to cover the additional electricity infrastructure costs they create.
特朗普总统倡导其扩张，支持者指出投资和美国的技术未来。但亚利桑那州总检察长在对水电需求的担忧中呼吁暂停新批准。单个数据中心产生的热量可超过4万户家庭的排放量。
President Donald Trump champions their expansion, and supporters point to investment and America’s technological future. But Arizona’s attorney general has called for a pause on new approvals amid concerns about water and electricity demand. The heat produced by a single data centre can surpass the amount emitted by 40,000 households.
BBC北美记者沙伊玛·哈利勒前往亚利桑那州，倾听与这些巨型设施为邻的居民的声音。
The BBC's North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil travelled to Arizona to hear from residents who live alongside these giant facilities.