NYT
Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
The Department of Energy announced plans to convert a shuttered uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants. The facility, a Cold War-era site, will be repurposed for that use. No timeline or cost estimates were provided in the announcement.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/climate/trump-federal-data-centers.html