Announcement says $15 billion will be deployed toward baseload power to strengthen grid reliability

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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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The U.S. Department of the Interior press release on January 16, 2026, describing the National Energy Dominance Council agreement, lists among the initiative’s aims: “Strengthen Grid Reliability: Deploy $15 billion toward baseload power to ensure the lights stay on and the heat stays on, regardless of weather conditions.” This language directly matches the claim that, per the announcement, the initiative will deploy $15 billion toward baseload power to strengthen grid reliability. A reprinted version of the same release carries the identical bullet point and wording. Therefore, the verdict is True because the official announcement explicitly states that $15 billion will be deployed toward baseload power for the purpose of strengthening grid reliability.

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Update · Jan 17, 2026, 02:00 AMTrue
The U.S. Department of the Interior press release on January 16, 2026, describing the National Energy Dominance Council agreement, lists among the initiative’s aims: “Strengthen Grid Reliability: Deploy $15 billion toward baseload power to ensure the lights stay on and the heat stays on, regardless of weather conditions.” This language directly matches the claim that, per the announcement, the initiative will deploy $15 billion toward baseload power to strengthen grid reliability. A reprinted version of the same release carries the identical bullet point and wording. Therefore, the verdict is True because the official announcement explicitly states that $15 billion will be deployed toward baseload power for the purpose of strengthening grid reliability.
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