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Trump to push for emergency auction to get tech firms funding new power plants (AMD:NASDAQ)

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Digital Energy Grid Concept with High-Voltage Power Lines at Sunset

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The White House administration is expected to issue a directive on Friday to propose an emergency power auction in which tech companies would bid for new plants built, according to multiple media reports.

Under the directive, power grid operator PJM Interconnection

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