NPC Deputy Yang Jianyu: Accelerate the coordinated development of computing power and electricity

Caixin: The limit of computing power is electricity. Ensuring energy supply, especially the availability of clean electricity, is crucial for the development of the AI industry. On March 5th, Yang Jianyu, a deputy to the National People’s Congress and General Manager of Zhejiang Mobile, suggested strengthening electricity supply guarantees and implementing electricity discounts to accelerate the coordinated development of computing power and electricity.

As generative AI, large models, and other technologies develop rapidly, intelligent computing centers have become a competitive field for capital, with internet giants like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent continuously investing in data centers. Omdia’s chief data center analyst Wang Shen estimated that these three tech companies will need to double or even triple their investments in data centers by 2025.