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Recent media reports have questioned whether a natural gas plant built to power an Amazon data center project in Texas could become the largest climate polluter in the US. The controversy, whatever the eventual outcome, offers a reality check for America's artificial intelligence (AI) drive. 
It exposes a growing contradiction: The US is racing to expand its AI capabilities, yet its protectionist trade policies are making it harder and more costly to access some of the clean-energy technologies needed to sustain that expansion. This raises a broader question: Can an energy-intensive AI race afford the costs of renewable energy protectionism?
The US is entering a new era of rising electricity demand. Data centers, the backbone of the AI economy, are emerging as one of the fastest-growing sources of power consumption. Much of that demand is still being met by fossil fuels: The International Energy Agency reports that natural gas supplies more than 40 percent of the electricity used by data centers in the US, making it their largest source of power. 
So, it's not surprising that the expansion of data centers has raised concerns over their environmental impact and the pressure they could place on local power systems and electricity bills. A Gallup survey conducted in March found that seven in 10 Americans opposed the construction of AI data centers in their local area, including 48 percent who strongly opposed such projects.
The findings point to a broader challenge for the US: The race to develop AI is increasingly becoming a race to meet growing energy needs. Addressing this challenge will require more than advances in computing technology; it will also depend on an energy system capable of delivering large amounts of reliable, affordable and cleaner power. That, in turn, will require faster development and broader deployment of clean-energy technologies, from solar power to energy storage.
Yet in the clean-energy sector, the US has increasingly relied on protectionist trade measures that limit access to cost-competitive products from global markets. The country has placed greater emphasis on expanding domestic manufacturing capacity, but rebuilding entire clean-energy supply chains at home is a costly and time-consuming process. Even if expanded domestic production is achieved, it is likely to come at a higher cost, making the deployment of renewable technologies more expensive and potentially slower.
The solar industry offers a clear illustration of this policy direction. The US has continued to expand trade barriers in the sector. Reuters reported that the US government announced on Thursday a series of price floors and a 15 percent tariff on products made from polysilicon, a raw material used in solar panels.
The challenge lies in the limited scale of the US polysilicon industry. Reuters reported that the country has two polysilicon factories. Against this backdrop, relying on domestic polysilicon production while restricting access to imports runs counter to the goal of expanding solar power in the US. The country risks creating barriers that ultimately constrain its own access to the global supply chains needed for growth.
The pressing issue for the US is the speed at which new power demand is emerging. The expansion of data centers is creating electricity needs that cannot wait for domestic clean-energy capacity to develop gradually. Global supply chains can provide the scale and speed required in the near term. By narrowing access to these sources, the US risks turning clean-energy policy into a drag on the infrastructure needed for its AI race.
The US has placed AI high on its economic and technological agenda. The outcome of this race will matter greatly, as financial markets are also watching whether America can turn its AI efforts into commercial success.
This leaves the US with a difficult choice: Can it afford the cost of clean-energy protectionism while racing to build AI infrastructure? The answer may be no. Trade barriers that limit access to competitive renewable technologies could ultimately become a constraint on the AI expansion that Washington is seeking to accelerate.
The author is a reporter with the Global Times. [email protected]

。1月10日：据9至5日谷歌的消息，在谷歌的像素板正式亮相前一个月，布莱奇发布了一款由谷歌平板电脑制造的第三方配件。虽然G-TYPE已经发布了一段时间，但没有一家制造商在CES 2019之前正式推出其设备。本周，Brydge宣布推出“首款专门针对谷歌Chrome OS的桌面键盘和触摸板”。代号为Goanna的无线桌面键盘于10月份泄漏。

B | 它与PixelSlate的午夜蓝颜色相匹配，带有专用的ChromeOS功能键、后退按钮、刷新、全屏和多任务处理。其他功能键包括屏幕亮度、播放/暂停、音量和菜单。键盘使用蓝牙4.1，电池可以使用6个月，背面还有一个USB-C接口，这就是布莱奇所说的“双重连接”。同时，在左下角的ctrl旁边是google智能助手键。

C | 键盘的机身是铝制的，略微向用户倾斜，符合人体工程学。它将提供美国和英国以及德国的英文布局。除了键盘，布莱奇还推出了一款“无线桌面触摸面板”，它使用了类似的铝制机身。表面由玻璃制成，滑动顺畅，多点触摸手势支持，与其他彩盒相似。它宽5.5英寸，高3.3英寸。它配备了蓝牙4.2。它通过USB-C连接，持续6个月。这两款ChromeOS配件将于早春预购，并于春季末以99美元（671元）的价格发货。

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