How a Second Trump Presidency Could Shape the Data Center Industry

With Donald Trump set to return to the White House in 2025 under Republican control of the Senate and likely the House of Representatives, the data center industry could experience significant changes related to energy regulation, semiconductor imports, and local production of silicon.

Meanwhile, the thirst for data center power is likely to continue unabated, and accelerated adoption of AI and generative AI (GenAI) suggests construction of data centers will increase.

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) hailed the election as a positive harbinger for relaxed regulations across the entire construction industry.

“We anticipate that the incoming administration will have a keen focus on AI and our nation’s ability to be the global leader in the space,” Andy Cvengros, managing director, co-lead of US data center markets for JLL, told Data Center Knowledge.

He said to do that, the industry will need to solve the transmission delivery crisis and continue to increase generation capacity rapidly.

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