Power demand seen rising 32% by 2030, driven by AI expansion Federal delays threaten solar and wind projects on public and private lands Renewable plants are quicker to bring online, but Trump says ...
The Trump administration is moving to fast-track the construction of power-hungry data centers as a matter of national security. At the same time, it’s adding roadblocks for new solar and wind farms.
The United States added 22,332 megawatts of power plant capacity in the first half of this year, and the vast majority of it was utility-scale solar, batteries and onshore wind. Natural gas was next, ...