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Administration and NEDC say agreement will advance over $15 billion in new power-generation projects

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Publicly available signed agreement or official state/NEDC documentation confirming the agreement and the >$15 billion scope for new power-generation projects.

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The Department of the Interior announced that the National Energy Dominance Council, chaired by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, has reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of governors to support more than $15 billion in new power-generation projects in the PJM electricity market serving the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest. A coalition of major technology companies will fund the new generation capacity to meet rising data-center demand, with officials emphasizing that taxpayers will not bear these costs. The initiative is framed as a response to a national energy emergency declared by President Donald Trump, with Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright criticizing prior Biden administration energy policies and pledging to restore grid reliability and lower electricity prices. The plan prioritizes baseload power investments and aims to protect energy-intensive manufacturing industries in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia.
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An official U.S. Department of the Interior press release dated January 16, 2026, states that President Donald J. Trump and the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) "have secured an agreement with several states to advance more than $15 billion in new power-generation projects" to strengthen grid reliability and meet surging energy demand. This matches the wording of the claim that the administration and NEDC say they secured an agreement with several states to advance more than $15 billion in new power-generation projects. The verdict is True because the language in the official press release explicitly confirms that the administration and NEDC themselves make this claim about the agreement and the dollar amount involved.

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  1. Update · Jan 17, 2026, 01:57 AMTrue
    An official U.S. Department of the Interior press release dated January 16, 2026, states that President Donald J. Trump and the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) "have secured an agreement with several states to advance more than $15 billion in new power-generation projects" to strengthen grid reliability and meet surging energy demand. This matches the wording of the claim that the administration and NEDC say they secured an agreement with several states to advance more than $15 billion in new power-generation projects. The verdict is True because the language in the official press release explicitly confirms that the administration and NEDC themselves make this claim about the agreement and the dollar amount involved.
  2. Original article · Jan 16, 2026
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