OpenAI 在周一的声明中表示，将在佐治亚州埃芬汉姆县即将建成的数据中心试点其“电网守护者计划”，公司承诺在极端天气或紧急情况下释放多达 1,000 兆瓦电力，足以供约 70 万户家庭的空调使用。
In an announcement on Monday, OpenAI says it will pilot its "Grid Protectors Program" at an upcoming data center in Effingham County, Georgia, where the company promises to free up to 1,000 megawatts of power during extreme weather or emergencies, enough to power air conditioners in around 700,000 homes.
此番宣布正值美国各地对数据中心的反对声浪不断上升之际，缘由是多个大型项目已启动开发和建设，且往往极少或完全没有征求当地居民意见。在犹他州，博克斯埃尔德县委员会批准一个预计耗电量将超过当地现有用电总量两倍以上的数据中心项目后，引发居民抗议……
The announcement comes as opposition to data centers spreads across the US, in response to massive projects that have begun development and construction, frequently with little or no input from local residents. In Utah, residents protested after Box Elder County commissioners signed off on a data center expected to consume more than double …