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Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump administration announces plans to build AI data centers on federal land
The Trump administration identified 16 sites for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers Thursday on land owned by the Department of Energy. The centers comprise rows of servers providing processing capacity for machine learning, cloud storage and AI systems that require massive amounts of electricity and computing power. 'The global race for AI dominance is the next Manhattan project, and with President Trump's leadership and the innovation of our National Labs, the United States can and will win,' Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said in a Thursday statement. 'With today's action, the Department of Energy is taking important steps to leverage our domestic resources to power the AI revolution, while continuing to deliver affordable, reliable and secure energy to the American people.' The department said they hope to start operations at the center by the end of 2027, with input from data center developers, energy investors and the broader public. The Energy Department said the effort was spurred on by two of the president's executive orders, focusing the government's resources on bolstering American AI and energy. The new measures to develop data centers come after a Biden administration executive order intended to curb barriers to the construction of new data centers. 'Currently, the market for AI infrastructure is deeply constrained,' Navtej Dhillon, deputy director of former President Biden's White House Economic Council, told reporters on a call in January. 'Not only are these investments capital intensive, but power constraints and powering challenges result in long lead times to bring data centers to market.' During his first days back at the White House, Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Trump referenced the enormous power needs during an event on Jan. 21 announcing the investments from companies including SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle. 'They have to produce a lot of electricity, and we'll make it possible for them to get that production done very easily at their own plants if they want,' Trump said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
03-04-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Trump administration announces plans to build AI data centers on federal land
The Trump administration identified 16 sites for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers Thursday on land owned by the Department of Energy (DOE). The centers comprise rows of servers providing processing capacity for machine learning, cloud storage and AI systems that require massive amounts of electricity and computing power. 'The global race for AI dominance is the next Manhattan project, and with President Trump's leadership and the innovation of our National Labs, the United States can and will win,' Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said in a Thursday statement. 'With today's action, the Department of Energy is taking important steps to leverage our domestic resources to power the AI revolution, while continuing to deliver affordable, reliable and secure energy to the American people.' The Department said they hope to start operations at the center by the end of 2027, with input from data center developers, energy investors and the broader public. DOE said the effort was spurred on by two of the president's executive orders, focusing the government's resources on bolstering American AI and energy. The new measures to develop data centers comes after a Biden administration executive order intended to curb barriers to the construction of new data centers. 'Currently, the market for AI infrastructure is deeply constrained,' Navtej Dhillon, deputy director of Biden's White House Economic Council, told reporters on a call in January. 'Not only are these investments capital intensive, but power constraints and powering challenges result in long lead times to bring data centers to market.' During his first days back at the White House, Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Trump referenced the enormous power needs during an event on Jan. 21 announcing the investments from companies including SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle. 'They have to produce a lot of electricity, and we'll make it possible for them to get that production done very easily at their own plants if they want,' Trump said.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US plans to develop AI projects on Energy Department lands
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of President Donald Trump said on Thursday it has identified 16 potential sites on U.S. Energy Department lands where data centers and power plants to support the boom in artificial intelligence can be developed. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Rapid growth in AI is leading to the first boom in U.S. power demand for two decades sending Big Tech and utility companies scrambling to build new data centers and power plants. DOE said the potential sites are positioned for rapid data center construction, including in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation such as nuclear reactors. It was not immediately clear how nuclear power, which is regulated by the independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission, would be fast-tracked. KEY QUOTE "The global race for AI dominance is the next Manhattan project, and with President Trump's leadership and the innovation of our National Labs, the United States can and will win," said Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, referring to the secret U.S. project to develop the world's first nuclear weapon during World War Two. BACKGROUND The Energy Department is one of the top land managers in the United States. The department did not immediately respond to a question about where the 16 sites are. The DOE said under former President Joe Biden it had identified sites across five states including Washington, Nevada and South Carolina, that could eventually host clean energy projects including solar, wind and nuclear power. That DOE land had to be cleaned up after being contaminated by development of nuclear weapons and other Cold War-era work. WHAT'S NEXT? DOE is encouraging private-public partnerships seeking input from data center developers, energy developers, and the public. It aims to enable construction of AI infrastructure to begin operations by late 2027.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump adds Paul Dabbar, Hung Cao to administration
President Trump welcomed Paul Dabbar and Hung Cao as officials in his second administration on Thursday, lauding them for their careers in public service. Dabbar, a former nuclear submarine officer, has been dominated as deputy secretary of Commerce. Cao, a former GOP nominee to serve as a congressman and a senator from Virginia, was nominated to serve as under secretary of the Navy. 'I am pleased to nominate Paul Dabbar to be United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Paul will work closely with our Great Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, to bring back American Leadership in Global Commerce, Trade, and Technology,' Trump wrote in a Thursday Truth Social post. 'Paul served as my Under Secretary of Energy for Science, where he led the National Labs that started as the Manhattan Project, helping to drive semiconductors, AI, quantum, Energy Dominance, and our War-fighting capabilities,' he added of Dabbar, a graduate of the Naval Academy and Columbia University. Trump praised Cao, a refugee from Vietnam, for his 25 years of service as a special operations officer. 'As a refugee to our Great Nation, Hung worked tirelessly to make proud the Country that gave his family a home. He went to our amazing United States Naval Academy, and later earned his Master's Degree in Physics,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'With Hung's experience both in combat, and in the Pentagon, he will get the job done.' The appointments come as the Republican administration faces scrutiny over recent firings of top military officials including Charles 'CQ' Brown who formerly served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
28-02-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Trump adds Paul Dabbar, Hung Cao to administration
President Trump welcomed Paul Dabbar and Hung Cao as officials in his second administration on Thursday, lauding them for their careers in public service. Dabbar, a former nuclear submarine officer, has been dominated as deputy secretary of Commerce. Cao, a former GOP nominee to serve as a congressman and a senator from Virginia, was nominated to serve as under secretary of the Navy. 'I am pleased to nominate Paul Dabbar to be United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Paul will work closely with our Great Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, to bring back American Leadership in Global Commerce, Trade, and Technology,' Trump wrote in a Thursday Truth Social post. 'Paul served as my Under Secretary of Energy for Science, where he led the National Labs that started as the Manhattan Project, helping to drive semiconductors, AI, quantum, Energy Dominance, and our War-fighting capabilities,' he added of Dabbar, a graduate of the Naval Academy and Columbia University. Trump praised Cao, a refugee from Vietnam, for his 25 years of service as a special operations officer. 'As a refugee to our Great Nation, Hung worked tirelessly to make proud the Country that gave his family a home. He went to our amazing United States Naval Academy, and later earned his Master's Degree in Physics,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'With Hung's experience both in combat, and in the Pentagon, he will get the job done.' The appointments come as the Republican administration faces scrutiny over recent firings of top military officials including Charles 'CQ' Brown who formerly served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti.
