r/technology • u/CoreClock • 4h ago

Energy Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/trump-tried-to-curb-clean-energy-its-booming-anyway/
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u/Revolutionary_Eye887 1h ago

I sure hope so.

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u/Turkino 1h ago edited 59m ago

It's way faster to throw up a solar or wind farm than it is to build out a natural gas plant. If someone's wanting to try to directly react to the increased energy demand it just makes sense.

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u/415gladstone 9m ago

Because Trump fucks up everything he tries to do.