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The administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday it has identified 16 potential sites on U.S. Department of Energy lands where data centers and power plants supporting the boom in artificial intelligence can be developed.
Why it’s important
Rapid growth in AI is leading to the first boom in US power demand for two decades sending Big Tech and utility companies scrambling to build new data centers and power plants.
The DOE said the potential sites are positioned for rapid data center construction, including in-place energy infrastructure…
