US Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.Energy Secretary Chris Wright had urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to act, in an effort to help the United States better compete with China for superiority in the fast-growing AI sector. Tech companies and data centre developers have welcomed the chances for faster connections to the country's power supply.

Federal regulators have ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system.

FERC plans to cut AI data center grid connection approvals to 60 days, addressing multi-year backlogs as electricity demand from artificial intelligence

Trump has attempted to force Big Tech to secure their own power for data centers to prevent costs from trickling down to consumers.