// THE VERGE — MOBILE & WEB
The fossil fuel comeback is here
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Data centers are demanding more energy, and the Trump administration is making sure fossil fuels meet the moment.
Data centers are demanding more energy, and the Trump administration is making sure fossil fuels meet the moment.
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The US is building more fossil fuel infrastructure than it has in a decade while renewable energy growth slows down, a new report shows.
Electricity demand is also climbing faster than it has in more than a decade with more data centers, factories, and electric vehicles plugging into the grid. Despite those growing demands, the Trump administration has sought to hobble the wind and solar industries in favor of fossil fuels.
America’s energy landscape is already shifting as a result, according to the report published last week by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund and research firm Atlas Public Policy. If all the gas projects in the development pipeline complete construction, they could lock in more pollution and higher electricity prices for decades, the authors warn.