The Trump administration is seeking to speed the development of power plants, power lines, and other energy projects that can help meet the mounting electricity demand from AI and manufacturing.
The initiative comes as projected energy demand growth is outpacing the existing electric grid, the Energy Department said on Thursday. The agency said it is seeking to marshal its technical know-how and billions of dollars in financial support and is asking for assistance from state energy offices, public utilities and other others in identifying large-scale power and electricity grid projects.
The effort comes as the agency has
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