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America's Surprising Energy Advantage

Published

29 July 2026

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operational-macro

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Climate Tech

Geography

United States

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Read at foreignaffairs.com

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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

While China leads in solar and wind power, the US holds a strategic advantage in enhanced geothermal and new nuclear energy. The surging power demand from AI data centres presents an opportunity for the US to leverage these reliable, non-intermittent technologies and compete with Beijing's dominance in the global energy system.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your compute costs are no longer just about GPUs; they are about geopolitics. The race to power AI has pivoted the energy competition from cheap Chinese solar to reliable US-led geothermal and nuclear power.

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