America’s power grid is under unprecedented strain due to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers. After nearly 20 years of stagnant demand, electricity consumption has spiked, with utilities racing to find new capacity.

President Trump has offered his response: Repealing the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding, the 2009 decision that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. This ruling is the legal basis for regulating carbon pollution under the Clean Air Act, covering everything from power plants to vehicle standards. By reversing it, Trump aims to open the way for fossil fuels to meet increasing demand.

However, his plan collides with market realities. Coal peaked in 2006, and no utility intends to build additional coal plants. At best,

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