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Trump Readies Executive Orders to Boost Power for AI Data Centers

Proposed measures include speeding grid connections, allocating federal land, streamlining permits, releasing an AI action plan by July 23

A message reading "AI artificial intelligence," a keyboard and robot hands are seen in this illustration created on January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Overview

  • Executive orders will prioritize late-stage power projects for faster grid hookups to meet surging AI electricity needs.
  • Defense and Interior Department land could be offered to tech firms for large-scale AI data center construction.
  • Administration is considering a nationwide Clean Water Act permit to replace state-by-state environmental approvals for data centers.
  • White House plans to unveil a comprehensive AI action plan on July 23 to outline federal support and regulatory changes.
  • Grid Strategies projects U.S. electricity demand could grow fivefold from 2024 to 2029 due to AI, with Deloitte forecasting a thirtyfold surge in data center power needs by 2035.