Trump Administration Moves to Accelerate AI Power Hookups

Trump Administration Moves to Speed Up AI Power Hookup Process

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By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Naureen S Malik, and Josh Saul

October 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM UTC

Updated on

October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM UTC

The Trump administration is pushing regulators to dramatically accelerate the process of allowing the booming data-center sector to connect to power grids.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday to grant expedited reviews for data-center grid connections, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News. Under a draft proposed rule Wright sent to the agency, those reviews would be limited to 60 days, a seismic shift for a process that currently can drag on for years.