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>>tedsan+(OP)
~$125B per year would be 2-3% of all domestic investment. It's similar in scale to the GDP of a small middle income country.

If the electric grid — particularly the interconnection queue — is already the bottleneck to data center deployment, is something on this scale even close to possible? If it's a rationalized policy framework (big if!), I would guess there's some major permitting reform announcement coming soon.

>>heyden+82
Don't worry, they said they are doing it in Texas where the power grid is super reliable and able to handle the massive additional load.

>>dwnw+z2
Say what you will about Texas, but they are adding energy capacity, renewables especially, at a much faster rate than any comparable state.

>>heyden+b3
How much capacity does solar and wind add compared to nuclear, per square foot of land used? Also I thought the new administration was placing a ban on new renewable installations.

>>segasa+O3
The ban is on offshore wind and for government loans for renewables. Won't really affect Texas much, it's Massachusetts that'll have to deal with more expensive energy.

>>bryanl+P5
Does anyone know how the ban on onshore will work. Is it on federal lands only? If so, how big of a deal is that?

I read this but it lacks information: https://apnews.com/article/wind-energy-offshore-turbines-tru...