Municipal Data & Power (MDP), a U.S.-based real estate, infrastructure and energy development consortium focused on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, resilient power systems and community economic development, has launched preparations for its New York State “Data & Power Sovereignty Initiative,” anchored by a planned $90 billion Green Energy Bond program designed to secure New York’s long-term leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, energy resilience and inclusive economic growth.
The initiative represents a new economic and infrastructure framework that MDP defines as “Data & Power Sovereignty” is the principle that states, municipalities and communities should maintain strategic ownership, operational control and long-term economic participation in the data, power and digital infrastructure systems increasingly driving the global economy.
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