Big tech and green groups negotiate a national data-centre framework, document reviewed by AFP shows
The Responsible Data Center Collaborative began meeting in September and runs to February 2027, backed by the Rockefeller Foundation; no framework has been published.
Why it matters
A coalition of the biggest AI infrastructure builders and leading environmental groups is trying to write shared national rules for data centres, after voters rejected data-centre measures in nearly every ballot test this week. The document reviewed by AFP says the talks cover energy and infrastructure, water, community engagement, economic value, transparency and implementation, and run until February 2027, so a framework will not arrive quickly. Meetings follow Chatham House rules. Watch whether the group publishes draft guidelines and whether governors and utilities engage with it.
Key facts
- Members include Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Nvidia and Anthropic, alongside NRDC, WWF and the Sierra Club
- Meetings began in September and continue through February 2027
- Backed by the Rockefeller Foundation and Invest in Our Future
- Topics: energy and infrastructure, water, community engagement, economic value, transparency, implementation
- Discussions run under Chatham House rules; first reported by The Hill