Testing out Claude AI

 I asked:

which green energy projects whose funding was cancelled by the Trump administration could be used to power data centers if acquired by AI companies?

Claude answered:

I'll search for information about green energy projects that had funding cancelled by the Trump administration.

Let me search for more specific information about the types of projects that could be suitable for data center power needs.

Based on the search results, here are the key green energy projects whose funding was cancelled by the Trump administration that could potentially be used to power data centers if acquired by AI companies:

Hydrogen Hubs (Most Relevant for Data Centers)

Two major hydrogen hub projects had funding cancelled: the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub and California's ARCHES (Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems), with over $2 billion in combined federal funding terminated Washington State StandardE&E News. California's hydrogen hub specifically lost $1.2 billion in federal funding White House cancels nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states | PBS News.

These hydrogen hubs are particularly valuable for AI companies because hydrogen fuel cells are increasingly used to provide backup and primary power for data centers, offering clean energy with zero emissions and the ability to store large amounts of renewable energy for dispatch when needed Plug PowerGeoPura. Companies like Microsoft, Equinix, and FuelCell Energy are already testing or deploying hydrogen fuel cells at data center facilities How Fuel Cells Help Solve the Growing Data Center and AI Challenge - FCHEA.

Grid Infrastructure Projects

The cancellations included projects under the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program, with companies like GE Vernova having 11 grid equipment projects cancelled DOE cancellations hit hydrogen, air capture hubs - E&E News by POLITICO. A $250 million power transmission line upgrade project on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon was also terminated Trump administration yanks funding for Northwest green hydrogen project • Washington State Standard.

Battery and Energy Storage Projects

Battery plant projects were among the clean energy initiatives affected by the $7.6 billion in funding cancellations CNBCPBS.

Carbon Capture Projects

At least 10 of 21 direct air capture megaprojects had over $47.3 million in funding cancelled, primarily in Democratic-led states DOE cancellations hit hydrogen, air capture hubs - E&E News by POLITICO.

The hydrogen projects are particularly strategic because utility executives and analysts have noted that clean energy projects are crucial to power new data centers and factories, as they can be built quickly and produce relatively cheap electricity The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution. The timing is especially relevant given that the Trump administration is working to expand the electricity grid to accommodate new demand projections driven by artificial intelligence projects DOE cancellations hit hydrogen, air capture hubs - E&E News by POLITICO.