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FERC data center debate offers early test of Trump administration agency process

By Emma Whitford ( March 5, 2025, 22:57 GMT | Comment) -- A debate that could influence the way power-hungry data centers access energy from the mid-Atlantic to Chicago and beyond is currently playing out at the US Federal Energy Regulation Commission. It may also be an early test of FERC’s autonomy, as President Donald Trump seeks to exert more control over independent federal agencies.A debate that could influence the way power-hungry data centers access energy from the mid-Atlantic to Chicago and beyond is currently playing out at the US Federal Energy Regulation Commission. It may also be an early test of FERC’s autonomy, as President Donald Trump seeks to exert more control over independent federal agencies....

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