Trump Administration Seeks to Speed Data Center Grid Connections and Expand Federal Control of Power System

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By By Dan GearinoOct 24, 2025, 4:44 pm369 ptsTop
By removing a bottleneck to development, the federal government would make it easier to build the giant computing centers behind AI. Utilities stand to lose financially. By Dan Gearino A proposed rule from the Department of Energy would expand federal control over how large electricity users connect to the…

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