On July 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order accelerating federal permitting for data center projects exceeding 100 MW or $500 million capex, streamlining NEPA reviews, reducing EPA compliance timelines, and facilitating Brownfield site reuse. The order repeals a January 2025 predecessor that included clean energy alignment and environmental review requirements. For financial institutions, this removes a major regulatory drag on the capex deployment timeline for hyperscaler AI infrastructure, but does not address underlying power grid interconnection or hardware supply constraints.
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