Trump Pushes AI Data Center Power Plants

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• •The Trump administration issued Executive Order 14318 in July 2025, which accelerates federal permitting for large-scale AI data centers by streamlining environmental reviews, expanding FAST-41 coverage, and directing the Commerce Department to provide financial support (loans, grants, tax incentives) for data center projects requiring 100+ MW of new energy generation[2][3].
• •By 2030, data centers are projected to account for 25% of new domestic energy demand growth in the United States, making strategic coordination between AI policy and energy infrastructure planning critical[2].
• •The Trump administration is negotiating a compact with major tech hyperscalers requiring them to pay 100% of the cost for new power generation and transmission upgrades needed to serve their facilities, with long-term electricity contracts to prevent cost-shifting to residential consumers[1].
• •At least 54 data centers are deploying 'behind-the-meter' generation using solar arrays, batteries, and natural gas plants to circumvent grid limitations, with utilities receiving requests for over 700 gigawatts of power connection development in 2025 alone[5][7].

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