Considerations for Siting Data Centers on DOE Lands

Introduction

C3 Solutions’ response to the DOE RFI

The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions) welcomes the opportunity to respond to DOE’s Request for Information on Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure on DOE Lands—6450-01-P, published on April 7, 2025. C3 Solutions is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) think tank focused on accelerating innovation to meet America and the world’s greatest energy and environmental challenges.

Vice President JD Vance recently affirmed that “there is no AI future without energy security and energy dominance,” and the United States must act quickly to secure its competitive advantage in AI dominance through unbridled energy dominance. This RFI is an example of the Department of Energy setting out to do just that.

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a critical component of American national security and offers paths toward profound abundance and prosperity. It is right and good that President Trump and Secretary Wright have focused national attention and resources on building the infrastructure and culture necessary to even further accelerate American leadership in artificial intelligence. This request for information is a welcome call to utilize our great National Laboratories to support artificial intelligence infrastructure

To read the Full RFI Response, click here.

Building the Right Kind of Electric Grid

Affordable and reliable electricity is, more than ever before, the foundation for American economic growth and security. That is certainly true for artificial intelligence and data centers. But this isn’t just a data center story. Advanced manufacturing, reshoring industry, transportation, and buildings are all increasingly reliant on abundant low-cost electricity. So too is our national defense—from military bases and the companies that supply them to the military communities where affordable and secure electricity is essential to mission readiness.

Senate Permitting Bill Would Clear a Path for Long-Distance Power Lines the Grid Needs

As Americans see their electricity bills rise, utilities are spending record sums on the grid while building fewer of the long-distance lines it needs. Investor-owned utilities are on track to spend $1.4 trillion on the power system through 2030, yet the country added just 400 miles of high-voltage transmission in 2025, down from 4,000 miles in 2013. 

The Senate Permitting Bill Would Speed Infrastructure Reviews Without Sacrificing Endangered Species

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA), introduced by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Lee (R-UT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), offers an opportunity to address that imbalance. The bill would streamline federal permitting, including through targeted Endangered Species Act (ESA) reforms: shorter consultation deadlines, a clearer scientific standard, and a larger role for states.

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