US government set to streamline geothermal permitting to boost AI data center energy options

Zachary Skidmore | Source: Data Center Dynamics | Posted 01/10/2025

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The outgoing US government is set to streamline permitting for geothermal energy development as part of a broader executive order to support energy infrastructure for the artificial intelligence (AI) data center sector, according to a Bloomberg report.

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The outgoing US government is expected to facilitate geothermal energy development by streamlining permitting processes to support energy infrastructure for the artificial intelligence (AI) data center sector. President Joe Biden's forthcoming executive order aims to establish a competitive process for data center construction on federal land and expedite approvals for geothermal and nuclear energy projects.

Biden's draft order includes setting up geothermal energy priority zones with capacity targets, identifying federal sites for large-scale data centers, imposing specific standards on government-owned data centers, and requiring companies to allocate computing capacity for national AI research initiatives. Despite concerns of potential rollbacks by the upcoming administration, previous signals suggest a priority on data center developments to meet the increasing demand resulting from AI technologies.

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