Trump administration announces plans to build AI data centers on federal land
- The U.S. Department of Energy announced plans to allow tech companies to build data centers on 16 federal sites, including Los Alamos and Sandia laboratories, to support AI development.
- The agency stated that these sites have existing energy infrastructure that allows for fast-tracked permitting of new energy generation.
- Former President Donald Trump confirmed he would not rescind an executive order by President Joe Biden on data center expansion, which encourages renewable energy use.
- Trump expressed the importance of federal lands for data centers, stating, 'I think they’re going to be very important.
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US energy department invites AI data center development at Oak Ridge and other federal lands
The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology. The sites are “uniquely positioned for rapid data center construction, including in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generatio…
U.S. energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands
The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where tech companies could build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology.

US energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands
The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where it could invite tech companies to build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology.
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