Trump Is Pushing Gas to Power AI Boom, But Building Plants Takes Years
To speed the construction of new energy plants, the Trump administration called for an emergency power auction. They favor gas, coal and nuclear.
When the Trump administration called Friday for an emergency power auction in an ambitious bid to speed the construction of big power plants and tame skyrocketing power bills, top officials made clear the vision encompassed specific kinds of energy: coal, gas and nuclear.
“We’ve got to build baseload power plants to keep the lights on, to keep our homes warm and to power our economy,” US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event steps from the White House on Friday. Baseload generation means coal, natural gas and nuclear, according to an administration fact sheet on the plan. It notably excludes renewable energy.