from Hacker News

Trump wants coal to power AI data centers

by melling on 5/18/25, 8:03 AM with 4 comments

  • by toomuchtodo on 5/18/25, 5:08 PM

    These data centers should just be built in Illinois, which has the largest population of existing commercial nuclear generators today. New generation will be wind, solar, and batteries to backfill current nuclear generator if allocated to data centers.

    https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=IL

  • by artski on 5/18/25, 8:45 AM

    Yeah I think the world is screwed. These aren't things you can shut down instantly without losing a bunch of money/the time not spent building better alternatives - all these projects have long lead times.
  • by bediger4000 on 5/18/25, 12:58 PM

    Does this mean Trump has a deal with coal mining concerns, or does he have direct interest, like owning a coal mining company?