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There is no denying it, the United States needs more electricity. Artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, advanced manufacturing, and a growing population require it. As a major participant in the tech industry, we should know — our business depends on it.

At Microsoft, we made headlines last year when we announced a partnership to purchase future offtake electricity from a soon-to-be recommissioned part of the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island.

This portion of the plant, which thankfully never suffered an accident, is a significant purchase — enough to power 500,000 homes. However, it’s a small part of the tech sector’s future energy needs.

How many new electricians must the U.S. recruit and train over the next decade? (Brandon Bell/Getty Images / Getty Images)

Yet, there’s an important part of this story that isn’t getting the attention it deserves.

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As I prepared for a White House meeting last fall on the nation’s electricity needs, I met with the leaders at Microsoft who are building our AI infrastructure across the country. During our discussion, I asked them to identify the single biggest challenge for data center expansion in the U.S.

I expected they would mention slow permitting, delays........

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