On January 8, Caixin reported (editor Huang Junzhi) that although the current president of the USA, Biden, is set to resign on January 20 of this year, the Biden administration shows no signs of complacency and seems to be brewing a series of "new moves."

According to insiders, the Biden administration plans to simplify Geothermal Energy development permits as part of a broader executive order aimed at strengthening AI Datacenter infrastructure.

Insiders say that government officials aim to announce these regulations next week, though the timing may still change. They revealed that these measures include establishing a "competitive procedure" for companies building Datacenters on federal land and accelerating the approval steps for Geothermal Energy and nuclear energy development.

Relaxing permit requirements has been a primary goal for business leaders such as Sam Altman from OpenAI and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who have been urging the White House for months to develop a comprehensive Global Strategy around domestic AI infrastructure.

According to insiders, under the draft of Biden's executive order, the USA Department of the Interior will establish Geothermal Energy priority zones to meet allowed total capacity targets. They also mentioned that the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy will identify sites currently owned by federal agencies that can accommodate large Datacenters.

It is understood that facilities on government land will be subject to physical and Cybersecurity requirements and restrictions on foreign financing. Businesses will have to allocate a small portion of the Datacenter's computing capacity for national AI research, and they will also be responsible for infrastructure construction and development costs.

Trump's attitude.

However, similar to other regulations recently issued by the Biden administration, it is also possible that elected President Trump could "swing his hand" to overturn these new regulations. For example, the Trump administration is expected to rescind the executive orders signed by Biden regarding AI safety and security.

It is worth mentioning that, like Biden, Trump has also identified the development of Datacenters as a priority for National Security, and he has pledged to release various forms of Energy, including Wind Power, to support the huge demand for AI.

On Tuesday, Trump announced an investment plan of at least 20 billion dollars to build new Datacenters across the USA. He stated that his partner, Emirati billionaire and founder of Damac Properties, Hussein Sajwani, would make this investment, stressing its importance to maintaining America's competitiveness in emerging technologies.

He also indicated that Sajwani would double the investment amount if necessary, or even more than double it.

According to Trump, the first phase of the plan will be implemented in Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana, with Datacenters mainly supporting AI and cloud technology.

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