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The outgoing US government is set to streamline permitting for geothermal energy development as part of a broader executive order to support energy infrastructure for the artificial intelligence (AI) data center sector, according to a Bloomberg report.
Under Biden's draft executive order, the Department of the Interior would set up geothermal energy priority zones to reach a total permitted geothermal capacity target.
In addition, the Departments of Defense and Energy would identify sites currently owned by federal agencies that could house large-scale data centers.
Facilities located on government-owned land must comply with specific physical and cybersecurity standards and face restrictions on foreign funding. Businesses would also be required to allocate a portion of their data center computing capacity to national AI research initiatives, covering the costs related to infrastructure development and construction.
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