On January 14, 2025, President Biden issued a companion Executive Order focused on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Successful implementation of the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion would increase the demand for US AI technology, further stressing the country's energy supply. By facilitating the development of powerful AI models within the US, the government can harness AI for national security purposes while preventing adversaries from gaining access to these systems and offshoring. The order recognizes the substantial energy needs of AI infrastructure and seeks to leverage this opportunity to advance American leadership in clean energy technologies.
The order outlines several key directives and measures, including:
1. Leasing federal sites to the private sector for the construction of gigawatt-scale AI data centers and clean power facilities
2. Catalyzing clean energy deployment by requiring developers to bring online sufficient clean energy generation resources to match the entire electricity needs of their data centers
3. Expediting permitting Processes directing agencies to prioritize and dedicate staff to expedite permitting for AI infrastructure by the end of 2025
4. Accelerating transmission development by coordinating with developers to construct, finance, and plan upgrades and development of transmission lines around federal sites
5. Ensuring low electricity prices for consumers, holding developers responsible for all costs associated with building and operating AI infrastructure
6. Imposing lease obligations on developers, including adhering to high labor standards, procuring domestically manufactured semiconductors, strengthening lab-security requirements, and evaluating the national security implications of developed AI models
On January 14, 2025, President Biden issued a companion Executive Order focused on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Successful implementation of the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion would increase the demand for US AI technology, further stressing the country's energy supply. By facilitating the development of powerful AI models within the US, the government can harness AI for national security purposes while preventing adversaries from gaining access to these systems and offshoring. The order recognizes the substantial energy needs of AI infrastructure and seeks to leverage this opportunity to advance American leadership in clean energy technologies.
The order outlines several key directives and measures, including:
1. Leasing federal sites to the private sector for the construction of gigawatt-scale AI data centers and clean power facilities
2. Catalyzing clean energy deployment by requiring developers to bring online sufficient clean energy generation resources to match the entire electricity needs of their data centers
3. Expediting permitting Processes directing agencies to prioritize and dedicate staff to expedite permitting for AI infrastructure by the end of 2025
4. Accelerating transmission development by coordinating with developers to construct, finance, and plan upgrades and development of transmission lines around federal sites
5. Ensuring low electricity prices for consumers, holding developers responsible for all costs associated with building and operating AI infrastructure
6. Imposing lease obligations on developers, including adhering to high labor standards, procuring domestically manufactured semiconductors, strengthening lab-security requirements, and evaluating the national security implications of developed AI models
Additional details at:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2025/01/14/executive-order-on-advancing-united-states-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure/