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Data centers say Trump’s crackdown on renewables bad for business, AI
Without renewables, it’s nearly impossible to meet growing power demand from AI.
The US data center industry has warned that the Trump administration’s crackdown on renewable energy could slow its growth and undermine Washington’s goal to win the global artificial intelligence race. “We’ve seen increased competition for green energy over the last couple of years,” said Nick Hertlein, a managing director at Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets. Although big participants in the technology industry may be able to lobby the administration to “loosen up” restrictions on new power sources, small to medium-sized players were in a “holding pattern” as they waited to see if permitting obstacles and tariffs on renewables equipment were lifted, said Ninan.
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