Electric grid faces political roadblocks as it struggles with data center demand
News ClipPBS·Christine, TX·3/10/2026
The story discusses the challenges facing the US electric grid as demand continues to grow, particularly the rollback of subsidies and incentives for renewable energy sources like solar under the Trump administration. It focuses on a coal-fired power plant in Texas as an example of the reliance on fossil fuels.
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Miles O'Brien Miles O'Brien Will Toubman Will Toubman The war in Iran has cast a spotlight again on the dependence on fossil fuels. The electric grid is under growing demand, but the Trump a