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The U.S. Department of Energy under the Trump administration has financed three plant restarts and made other conditional commitments to bring nuclear power online.
Published Sept. 8, 2026
The Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Palo, Iowa. The plant was shuttered in 2020, but amid a nationwide surge in electricity demand from data centers the U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 8, 2026, finalized a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to restart the facility.
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