Regulators back Trump’s plan to power AI data centers faster with grid connections

# AI Data Centers Are Getting Faster Access to Power—And Not Everyone Is Happy The government just made it easier and faster for AI companies to plug their massive, electricity-hungry data centers into America's power grid to fuel the AI boom and compete with China. While tech companies and the Trump administration are celebrating, utilities, states, and environmental groups are concerned because this could drive up electricity prices for regular consumers, strain the grid, and bypass local safeguards for clean energy and water protection.