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Subcommittee hearing: lawmakers and industry warn U.S. must speed energy, fiber and permitting to power AI
Summary
Witnesses at the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing said the U.S. needs rapid expansion of data-center power, fiber backhaul and permitting reform to support AI growth and stay competitive with China.
At a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, industry and academic witnesses told members that U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence depends on rapid expansion of energy supply, fiber capacity to data centers and streamlined permitting.
Chip Pickering, chief executive officer of Encompass, told the panel that “in the next 5 years, fiber capacity to the data center is projected to ... multiply 6 times,” and said the U.S. must treat energy, fiber and data-center buildout as a single “AI infrastructure” market.
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