Author Archives: Paul Steidler
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Beware of Today’s Executive Order on AI Vanishing Without Legislation
August 4, 2026- Paul Steidler By Paul Steidler: This afternoon, President Donald Trump is expected to sit down with tech executives and discuss an executive order governing a voluntary framework for the testing of AI frontier models. Many provisions are classified. The country’s biggest AI [Read More...] -
Data Center Moratorium Hurts New Yorkers (The Washington Post)
July 21, 2026- Paul Steidler On July 14, New York Governor Kathy Hochul became the first governor to sign an executive order imposing a statewide moratorium on data centers. The Washington Post was highly critical of this in a July 15 editorial. The editorial emphasized [Read More...] -
On the Ground at the “National” Day of Protests Against Data Centers
July 18, 2026- Paul Steidler By Paul Steidler: After a month of hype, Humans First, a group claiming to represent many “conservatives” opposed to data centers is today holding a national day of protest at 125 or so locations. Judging by the one I [Read More...] -
China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over AI Data Centers
July 10, 2026- Paul Steidler By Paul Steidler: The above verbatim headline appears in a July 9 New York Times article regarding how “state actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.” Granted, [Read More...] -
Gov. Spanberger’s Clarion Comments on Data Centers’ Benefits
July 9, 2026- Paul Steidler By Paul Steidler: With the possible exception of President Donald Trump, few if any public or private executives have more responsibility over data centers, and their related challenges, than Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger. Her words on AI and data centers [Read More...] -
The Six Data Centers in My Quiet, Pristine Town (InsideSources DC Journal)
July 2, 2026- Paul Steidler Reston, Virginia, known as America’s premier, master-planned community, seems an odd place to be quite comfortable with six data centers. The picturesque community is 22 miles outside of Washington, D.C. Through its Master Plan, it has long shunned manufacturers and [Read More...] -
Why the EU Loves Data Centers and Is Pushing for Many More
July 1, 2026- Paul Steidler By Paul Steidler: U.S. progressives often speak longingly of the European Union’s tough regulatory regime for tech and other companies and its emphasis on addressing climate change. What they probably have a much harder time with is that the European [Read More...] -
Gov. Hochul’s Data Center Moratorium Veto Deliberations
June 24, 2026- Paul Steidler Will she or won’t she? New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering whether to veto legislation passed on June 4 that would effectively prevent New York from getting any new data centers and hamstring it in the AI economic boom. [Read More...] -
Data Centers Start to Drive Residential Electricity Bills Down (From RealClearEnergy)
June 23, 2026- Paul Steidler Several major electric utilities have recently announced that their residential customers will have lower electric bills because of major investments in new power plants and the electric grid, enabled by data centers. Data centers generally need electricity 24/7 and are [Read More...] -
The Savage Attacks on Capitalism Amid An AI Economic Boom
June 17, 2026- Paul Steidler By Paul Steidler: Capitalism is under siege, and it is not just from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. This is happening not during a severe economic downturn, but amid a roaring stock market and exceedingly low unemployment, while [Read More...]