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July 7, 2026 · Ars Technica

Data center power demand strains Trump's manufacturing push

Rising electricity demand from AI data centers is squeezing power bills across the Rust Belt. That strain is complicating efforts to revive US manufacturing even as data center construction keeps expanding in the same region.

Why it matters: It shows AI infrastructure growth colliding with other US industrial policy goals over shared electricity capacity.

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