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104 Gigawatts Set for Retirement, Risking U.S. Blackouts

7/8/2025

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The Department of Energy's alarming report reveals that the planned retirement of 104 gigawatts of energy capacity by 2030 could trigger widespread blackouts across the U.S. As electricity demand surges from AI data centers and manufacturing, the urgency for dependable energy sources becomes critical to avert outages and sustain economic growth.

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The Department of Energy's alarming report reveals that the planned retirement of 104 gigawatts of energy capacity by 2030 could trigger widespread blackouts across the U.S. As electricity demand surges from AI data centers and manufacturing, the urgency for dependable energy sources becomes critical to avert outages and sustain economic growth.