April 7th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The declaration of a National Energy Emergency earlier this year focused Americans on future demands for energy. Energy demand has grown since 2024 and data center demand is projected to increase by 33% a year. David Holt, president of Consumer Energy Alliance says President Trump’s declaration points to the need to insure a reliable energy grid…

   

“We need to continue to diversify our energy mix – make sure we have enough natural gas power coming online to power data storage, AI, data centers, things like that. And ultimately we need to bring more nuclear online as well.”