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Trump Administration Seeks AI-Power Plant Funding
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On Jan. 16, 2026, the Trump administration and bipartisan governors called for reforms to the PJM Interconnection grid to ensure new artificial-intelligence data centers do not drive up electricity costs. The statement — signed by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and governors Glenn Youngkin, Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro — seeks over $15 billion in new generation and asks tech firms to fund plants and protect residential customers.
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High regional policy impact with official White House and governors backing, but limited novelty beyond targeted PJM grid funding reforms.
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