Trump pitches Big Tech to bankroll AI data-center power
TL;DR
President Trump says he has secured a ‘rate payer protection pledge’ with Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI to build or fund new electricity generation for AI data centers, with a March 4 signing event; details are scarce and enforcement questions loom, even as existing voluntary commitments and rising electricity costs intersect with growing data-center energy demand.
- Trump claims tech companies will sign deals next week to pay for their own power supply The Verge
- As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More The New York Times
- Trump lays out a new ground rule for Big Tech's AI build-out: Bring your own power Yahoo Finance
- Big Tech companies to meet Trump at White House to sign pledge on data center power costs CNBC
- White House to host Big Tech after pledge to rein in power costs Reuters
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