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July 29, 2025

Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US

  • The plan could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation's ability to power it.
    • By ALEXA ST. JOHN
    Associated Press

    AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File [enlarge]
    Massive amounts of electricity are needed to support the complex servers, equipment and more for AI. Amazon Web Services data center in Boradman, Ore., is shown here last year.

    President Donald Trump's plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation's ability to power it.


     
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