President Trump defended data center expansion in an Axios interview, saying
data centers do not draw power from the grid and operators are building their
own generation — "the most beautiful power plants you've ever seen." He added
communities that oppose data centers "are making a mistake," saying they deliver
jobs and economic benefits. At the state level, Texas's governor said data
center operators are "digging their own graves" and has directed regulators to
require data centers to fully fund necessary power infrastructure;
Pennsylvania's governor has imposed new limits on data center development; New
York's governor ordered a one‑year moratorium on hyperscale data center
construction. The Trump administration has relaxed some environmental
requirements for data centers and urged tech firms to bear more electricity
costs linked to AI build‑out.
