“Under the last year of Biden, China added 11 times as much power generation capacity as did the United States... Under the Trump administration... we will be adding at least as much electric capacity as China. We think we're going to catch them and maybe even have something a little bit extra.”
President of the United States
Said Jul 23, 2025Deadline Jan 20, 2029Remarks at the 'Winning the AI Race' summit, Washington DC, July 23, 2025 (transcript, Tech Policy Press)
Not yet due (end of term, January 2029), but early data run strongly against it: China added over 500 GW of new generating capacity in 2025 versus roughly 60-65 GW of US utility-scale additions projected by the EIA.