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Trump energy department warns blackouts could surge 800 hours annually in Biden green agenda failure

By isabelle // 2025-07-09

• The DOE warns America’s power grid could face up to 800 hours of blackouts annually by 2030 due to retiring coal/gas plants and insufficient reliable replacements.
• Energy Secretary Chris Wright says surging demand from AI, EVs, and reindustrialization will outpace unreliable wind and solar, risking catastrophic grid failures.
• The U.S. is losing 104 gigawatts of baseload power while adding only 22 gigawatts of firm capacity, leaving the grid dangerously unstable.
• Biden’s climate policies, including stifling fossil fuels and slow-walking nuclear permits, have worsened reliability, with NERC urging immediate dispatchable power solutions.
• The Trump administration calls for an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy—fast-tracking nuclear, fossil fuels, and grid resilience—to prevent economic collapse and prolonged blackouts.

The Trump administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) issued a dire warning this week: America’s power grid is on the brink of collapse, with blackouts projected to skyrocket from single-digit hours to a staggering 800 hours annually by 2030. The culprit? The Biden administration’s reckless rush to shutter reliable coal and gas plants while failing to replace them with adequate, dispatchable energy sources. Energy Secretary Chris Wright declared the grid is at a “tipping point,” with electricity demand set to surge 25% by 2030, driven by AI data centers, electric vehicles, and reindustrialization, while so-called “green” energy falls catastrophically short. The 104 gigawatts of scheduled retirements of baseload power plants, coupled with only 22 gigawatts of new firm capacity (like nuclear or fossil fuels) coming online, spells disaster for grid reliability. The DOE’s report, released under President Trump’s executive order, exposes the fatal flaw in Biden’s climate agenda: You can’t power a superpower on sunshine and wishes.

The grid reliability crisis: A Biden-made disaster

The numbers don’t lie. While 209 gigawatts of new energy capacity are planned by 2030, the vast majority—187 gigawatts—comes from unreliable wind and solar, which can’t provide 24/7 power during extreme weather or low-generation periods. New Orleans, for example, suffered blackouts just days after Wright issued an emergency order to grid operator MISO in May. “This report affirms what we already know: The United States cannot afford to continue down the unstable and dangerous path of energy subtraction previous leaders pursued, forcing the closure of baseload power sources like coal and natural gas,” Wright stated. The Biden administration’s war on fossil fuels has left the grid vulnerable to cascading failures. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has already flagged an “urgent need” for dispatchable power after Biden’s EPA continued to smother coal plants with regulations while slow-walking permits for nuclear and natural gas replacements. The result? A looming energy catastrophe that could leave Americans shivering in the dark or sweating through summer blackouts for weeks each year.

AI, EVs, and reindustrialization demand real energy, not green fantasies

The DOE report highlights another grim reality: Biden’s energy policies are sabotaging America’s economic future. Data centers powering the AI revolution alone will devour up to 108 gigawatts of electricity by 2030, which is nearly half the new peak-hour capacity needed nationwide. Meanwhile, electric vehicles and reshored manufacturing will further strain the grid. “In the coming years, America’s reindustrialization and the AI race will require a significantly larger supply of around-the-clock, reliable, and uninterrupted power,” Wright warned. It is clear that weather-dependent energy can’t sustain a modern economy. Germany’s failed Energiewende experiment—where renewables triggered soaring prices and reliance on Russian gas—should have been a cautionary tale. Instead, Biden doubled down, leaving the U.S. grid weaker than ever.

The solution is energy addition, not subtraction

The Trump administration’s solution is clear: an “all-of-the-above” strategy that fast-tracks nuclear, restores fossil fuel production, and prioritizes grid resilience over climate dogma. “If we are going to keep the lights on, win the AI race, and keep electricity prices from skyrocketing, the United States must unleash American energy,” Wright emphasized. Critics like Advanced Energy United, a renewable industry lobby, dismissed the report as “overly pessimistic,” but their objections ring hollow. Every major U.S. grid operator now faces reliability shortfalls, and DOE’s emergency directives prove the crisis is already here. The choice is simple: Embrace energy abundance or suffer Third World-style blackouts. The DOE’s warning is a five-alarm fire for the nation. Biden’s green energy fantasies have set the stage for preventable suffering in the form of skyrocketing prices, job losses, and even lives lost during prolonged outages. The Trump administration’s push for energy dominance offers the only viable path forward: deregulate, innovate, and restore America’s power backbone before it’s too late. The grid won’t save itself. Either we return to reality, or we’ll be left in the dark... literally. Sources for this article include: YourNews.com FoxBusiness.com Reuters.com TheHill.com

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