Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from aging power grid
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United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, talks to the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
FILE - A worker prepares a plot of land for an AI data center, with a retired power plant being refurbished to provide electricity for the facility in the distance, March 24, 2026, in Independence, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, talks to the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
