US Urges Utilities to Keep Coal-Fired Plants Running as AI Demand Booms, Energy Secretary Says

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is urging utilities across the country to keep coal-fired power plants running longer, in part to help deliver the vast amount of electricity needed to fuel artificial intelligence, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Thursday. Delaying the retirement of often half-century-old coal plants is part of a … Read more