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Lawmakers press witnesses on energy and data center capacity needed for AI growth
6443036 · October 16, 2025
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Summary
Members and witnesses discussed the electricity demands of large AI models and data centers, the need to modernize the grid and options including renewables, natural gas and small modular nuclear reactors.
Several members used the hearing to press witnesses on whether the United States has sufficient energy infrastructure to support large‑scale AI development and data center growth.
Samuel Hammond argued the distribution of computing resources and energy will proxy geopolitical power and said that expanding energy capacity is essential. In back‑and‑forth…
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