New actions by the Trump Administration aimed at reviving the coal industry are sparking optimism in Kentucky, one of the nation's top coal-reliant states.
The former site of Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant is being repurposed into the largest natural-gas powered data center campus in the United States. Officials announced Tuesday that the $10 billion redevelopment project in Homer City will become a critical hub for powering artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies.
President-elect Donald Trump plans to declare a national energy emergency to enhance American energy production and reduce energy costs, according to an incoming administration official. The soon-to-be 47th president will sign a series of executive orders shortly after his inauguration to accelerate domestic energy development.
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are "distorting" the power grid, according to a Bloomberg report. The outlet's analysis found that "more than three-quarters of highly-distorted power readings across the country are within 50 miles of significant data center activity."
The attorneys general of Montana and Wyoming have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration following its announcement to halt federal coal production in the Powder River Basin. The Basin, which covers 20,000 square miles in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana, accounts for 85% of federal land-produced coal.
