US EditionTrump administration announces plans to build AI data centers on federal land
- The Energy Department plans to co-locate data centers and new energy infrastructure on agency lands to support AI development.
- Sixteen lands managed by the Department of Energy have been identified as potential sites for data centers, including national laboratories.
- Secretary of Energy Chris Wright stated that the global race for AI dominance is the next Manhattan Project and emphasized U.S. Leadership.
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Industry leaders talk impact of tariffs, data centers on energy markets at TCU event
What’s the connection between the growth in data centers and natural gas production in the Permian Basin? Plenty, according to speakers at TCU’s Ralph Lowe Energy Institute annual Global Energy Symposium, which attracted 417 attendees to register for the event.“The ERCOT queue for demand, depending on who you ask, is somewhere around 360 gigawatts of power,” Raj Vohra, executive vice president for data center investments at Thor Equities, said a…
Trump pushes for federally backed AI data hubs as power needs surge
The Trump administration will build artificial intelligence data centers on 16 Department of Energy sites, aiming to boost U.S. AI infrastructure amid power and space constraints.Ashleigh Fields reports for The Hill.In short:The Department of Energy announced it will use federal land to host 16 AI data centers, drawing on national labs and private-sector partnerships.The plan follows two Trump executive orders focused on enhancing domestic AI ca…
'One of the Most Ambitious Projects' Heads to Pennsylvania
President Trump has promised a return to coal , but one Pennsylvania town isn't having it. What was once the state's largest operating coal plant in Homer City, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, was partially imploded last month to make way for a huge AI data-center campus to be powered...
Trump Ignites US Nuclear Comeback With Texas Plant
The SMR project is one of several initiatives supported by President Donald Trump to reindustrialize the country and provide clean, reliable energy for artificial intelligence data centers. Within days of taking office for his second term, the president declared a national emergency to speed the construction of new energy plants, including SMRs, which he has described as a priority for energy security and technological leadership.
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