Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure

2025-01-17Executive Order 14141
Signed by: Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Headline: Directs Agencies to Lease Federal Land for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers

What it does: Agencies must identify federal sites, solicit private proposals, and expedite permits and transmission to enable building frontier artificial intelligence data centers powered by clean energy.

Real World Impact:
  • Enables private companies to lease Federal land for artificial intelligence data centers.
  • Requires procuring new clean power matching hourly data center electricity needs.
  • Accelerates permitting and grid upgrades, affecting local construction and utilities.
Topics: artificial intelligence, clean energy, federal land use, electric grid, permitting

Summary

This order directs federal agencies to enable construction and operation of advanced artificial intelligence data centers and the clean energy and transmission needed to power them on Federal land. Agencies must identify suitable sites, solicit private proposals, and speed permitting and grid connections so data centers can be developed in the United States.

The order requires builders to procure new clean power that matches data center use, follow strong security and labor standards, and address community and environmental concerns to protect national security and economic competitiveness.

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