California joins US states clamping down on data center gold rush

The state of California has joined the growing number of governments and communities at all levels across the US taking proactive, even preemptive, measures to keep data center development under control. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed what he called the “most comprehensive data center laws in the nation” on Monday. While the seven bills don’t block data center development, they do reinforce requirements for reporting data centers’ energy and water use, and ensuring they pay their fair s