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.