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Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14122 in January 2025, which directed federal agencies to expedite permitting for data centers in the United States.
March 13, 2026
Virginia's Tax Crack-Up Hands Texas a $73 Billion Recruiting PitchOn March 4, President Trump convened CEOs from Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Oracle, xAI, and OpenAI to sign the Ratepayer Protection Pledge: a commitment that AI data center expansion won't raise household electricity bills.
March 5, 2026
**When Public Markets Blink, Private Capital Buys the Grid**President Trump characterized it as solving a PR problem: "people think that if a data center goes in, their electricity prices are going to go up, and that's not happening."
February 16, 2026
States Race to Write the Rules Before the Next Megawatt Comes OnlinePresident Trump brokered an unprecedented emergency PJM auction deal with 13 governors to force hyperscalers into 15-year PPAs financing new generation, a mechanism estimated to unlock $15 billion.
February 13, 2026
Capital Keeps Pouring In. Communities Are Closing the Gate.Separately, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to prioritize coal-fired electricity purchases for military installations, framing on-site fuel inventories as a national security advantage.
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