在最初的政府提案遭到行业强烈反对后，西班牙正在放宽数据中心电力使用规则。
Spain is easing rules for data center power usage after an initial government proposal faced strong industry backlash.
根据彭博社看到的草案副本，项目必须在2029年前，在被称为P1的高峰时段用可再生能源满足其60%的电力需求。
Projects will have to meet 60% of their electricity demand with renewable energy during peak hours, known as P1, until 2029, according to a copy of the draft seen by Bloomberg.
该要求将在2029年提高至70%，并在2032年提高至80%。最初更严格的提案本将立即全天引入80%的水平。
That requirement will climb to 70% in 2029, and then to 80% in 2032. The original tougher proposal would have introduced an 80% level all day immediately.
西班牙已成为欧洲最大的数据中心市场之一，主要得益于其廉价能源，亚马逊、微软、黑石集团和梅林地产等公司都在该国投资。行业组织SpainDC预计，IT产能将从2025年到2030年增长近六倍，达到2.5吉瓦。
Spain has become one of Europe’s biggest markets for data centers, largely due to its cheap energy, with the likes of Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Blackstone Inc. and Merlin Properties Socimi SA all investing in the country. Industry group SpainDC expects IT capacity to rise nearly sixfold to 2.5 gigawatts from 2025 to 2030.
这一趋势面临政府反对，政府称数据中心可能推高其他消费者的电价，且对更广泛的经济增加的价值很小。本月早些时候，首相佩德罗·桑切斯表示，它们是“掠夺式”业务，官员们反复批评这些设施是金融交易而非工业项目。政府于8月下旬首次公布计划，加剧了与行业的紧张关系。
The trend faces opposition from the government, which says data centers could push electricity prices up for other consumers, and add little value to the broader economy. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that they are an “extractive” business, and officials have repeatedly criticized the facilities as financial deals rather than industrial projects. The government first unveiled the plans in late August, heightening the tensions with industry.
根据修订后的规则，数据中心还将被要求在被称为P2的第二高需求时段将可再生能源比例提高至60%。
Under the revised rules, data centers will also be required to increase the amount of renewable energy to 60% during the second-highest-demand periods, known as P2.
修正草案还放宽了可再生能源必须来自新建电站的要求。电站允许建成36个月，而之前的提案为16个月。光伏电站将被从这一要求中移除。
The amended draft also relaxes a requirement that renewable power come from newly built power sites. They will be allowed to be 36 months old, compared with the previous proposal of 16 months. Solar plants will be removed from this requirement.
政府表示，新规则将优先考虑最有可能建成的项目，同时阻止公司囤积稀缺的电网容量。新提案定于周二提交给一个关键政府咨询机构。
The government says the new rules will prioritize projects that are most likely to be built while discouraging companies from hoarding scarce grid capacity. The new proposal is set to be sent to a key government consulting body Tuesday.