# America’s Power Grid Is Hostage to 1 Component That Takes Years to Get

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Podcast: [Epoch Reports](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-report-5157765)
Published: 2026-05-25T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts
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## Resource

With growing demand from AI, data, and population centers, the U.S. has been losing the trillion-dollar race to rebuild its aging power grid. The scarcity of one critical component is making that even harder. Read the original report here .

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