美国参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）和约翰·费特曼（John Fetterman）介绍了2025年《清洁云法》

该法案旨在减少能源密集型加密货币操作和人工智能数据中心的碳排放。

US Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and John Fetterman have introduced the Clean Cloud Act of 2025. The bill aims to reduce carbon emissions from energy-intensive crypto-mining operations and artificial intelligence data centers.

美国参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯（Sheldon Whitehouse）和约翰·费特曼（John Fetterman）提出了2025年《清洁云法》。该法案旨在减少能源密集型加密货币运营和人工智能数据中心的碳排放。

This initiative comes at a time when Bitcoin miners are increasingly turning towards renewable energy sources to power their mining activities.

这项倡议是在比特币矿工越来越多地转向可再生能源来推动其采矿活动的时候。

The Clean Cloud Act links the rising energy demand to Bitcoin mining and introduces a new carbon performance standard program for facilities with 100 kilowatts or more of installed information technology power.

《 Clean Cloud Act》将能源需求与比特币开采联系起来，并为具有100千瓦或更多已安装信息技术功率的设施引入了新的碳性能标准计划。

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would set annual standards for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, with limits declining by 11% each year. Companies that exceed the cap will pay a starting fee of $20 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, with the fee increasing yearly to account for inflation and an additional $10 per ton.

环境保护局（EPA）将设定减少二氧化碳排放的年度标准，每年限制下降11％。超过上限的公司将支付每吨二氧化碳同等价值20美元的起价，每年增加费用以占通货膨胀率和每吨10美元。

The bill enforces strict accounting methods to include indirect emissions from the energy used by the facilities and applies to both private and public sector institutions.

该法案强制执行严格的会计方法，包括该设施使用的能源的间接排放，并适用于私营和公共部门机构。

The lawmakers argue that crypto miners and AI centers are quickly increasing power demand to an unsustainable level. They assert that current clean energy sources cannot keep pace with the rapid growth in demand for Bitcoin mining.

立法者认为，加密矿工和人工智能中心正在迅速将电力需求提高到不可持续的水平。他们断言，当前的清洁能源无法跟上比特币开采需求的快速增长。

Senator Fetterman added that data centers already consume 4% of all electricity in the US, with projections indicating a consumption of 12% by 2028, and utilities have even restarted old coal plants to meet the demand.

Fetterman参议员补充说，数据中心已经消耗了美国所有电力的4％，预测表明到2028年消耗了12％，公用事业甚至重新启动了旧燃煤电厂以满足需求。

This pressure is driving up electricity costs for consumers, and to mitigate this, the Clean Cloud Act will push technology firms towards clean energy investments, aiming to help ensure the US power grid can reach net-zero emissions within the next decade, Senator Whitehouse stated.

怀特豪斯参议员说，这种压力正在推动消费者的电力成本，为了减轻这种压力，《清洁云法案》将使技术公司朝着清洁的能源投资迈进，旨在帮助确保在未来十年内获得美国电力电网的净零排放。

To provide relief to low-income households, 25% of the revenue generated from emissions penalties will be used to offset energy costs, while the remaining portion will fund grants to support the development of long-duration storage and clean power generation projects.

为了减轻低收入家庭的救济，将使用排放罚款产生的收入的25％用于抵消能源成本，而其余部分将资助赠款，以支持长期存储和清洁发电项目的发展。

The senators' initiative follows a recent report by the MiCA Crypto Alliance, which highlighted the substantial shift in the Bitcoin mining industry towards greener energy practices.

参议员的倡议遵循了Mica Crypto Alliance的最新报告，该报告强调了比特币采矿业向更绿色的能源实践的重大转变。

By the end of 2024, renewable energy sources powered 41% of Bitcoin mining operations, a significant increase from 20% in 2011.

到2024年底，可再生能源为比特币采矿业务的41％供电，比2011年的20％显着增加。

Following this rapid adoption rate, the report forecasts that renewables could support over 70% of mining activities by 2030, driven by cost efficiency, evolving policies, and a broader shift toward sustainable practices in the crypto sector.

按照这种快速采用率，该报告预测可再生能源可以在2030年之前支持70％的采矿活动，这是由成本效率，不断发展的政策以及向加密货币行业可持续实践的更广泛转变。

This move by the senators comes as the crypto industry is steadily transitioning to greener energy, aligning with broader environmental goals and reducing the industry's carbon footprint. As Bitcoin's price hovers around the $70,000 mark, the industry continues to innovate and adapt to the changing energy landscape.

参议员的这一举动是因为加密货币行业正在稳步过渡到更绿色的能源，与更广泛的环境目标保持一致，并减少了行业的碳足迹。随着比特币的价格徘徊在$ 70,000的左右，该行业继续创新并适应不断变化的能源环境。

The Clean Cloud Act aims to balance technological advancement with environmental responsibility, ensuring a sustainable future for both the US economy and the planet.

《清洁云法案》旨在平衡技术进步与环境责任，确保美国经济和地球的可持续未来。

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