# 苹果2015年爱尔兰数据中心项目为当前AI数据中心社区抗争埋下伏笔

- 来源：The Verge：AI（RSS）
- 作者：Emma Roth
- 发布时间：2026-07-12 20:00
- AIHOT 分数：49
- AIHOT 链接：https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmrhrntar02t7bimnykzt29sq
- 原文链接：https://www.theverge.com/column/963346/ai-data-centers-fight

## AI 摘要

早在AI热潮威胁地方电网之前，2015年苹果计划在爱尔兰Athenry小镇建造一座约10亿美元的数据中心，占地500英亩，用于支撑欧洲的iTunes、iMessage和Siri等服务。这一项目引发了当地小规模抗议者的反对，为如今各地社区与AI数据中心建设之间的冲突埋下了伏笔。随着AI对算力需求的激增，类似围绕土地、能源和环境问题的社区抗争正在全美乃至全球范围内蔓延，且远未结束。

## 正文

A yard sign opposing a planned data center is displayed along Route 54 in Mount Carmel Township Northumberland County. | Image: Getty Images

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How it started

Years before the AI boom threatened local power grids, a small group of protesters set the stage for the battles cropping up across communities today. In 2015, Apple announced plans to build a roughly $1 billion data center in the sleepy town of Athenry, Ireland. The data center's 500-acre site would power Apple's services in Europe, including iTunes, iMessage, and Siri. At th …