President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled a $4.9 billion loan guarantee for a major power line project that would have helped supply electricity to new data centers, raising questions about his commitment to winning the global AI race.
According to Politico, the Energy Department ended support for the Grain Belt Express project, an 800-mile transmission line meant to carry mostly wind-generated power across four states. This decision came on the same day the White House released its plans to lead in artificial intelligence by expanding the power grid, despite Trump’s own embarrassing AI mishaps.
