Trump Administration Touts More Support for Reducing Datacenter Power Costs
The nonbinding pledge now includes more than 220 partners as supporters say company-funded power projects can keep rates from rising.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump unveiled his "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, aiming to prevent data centers from driving up electricity costs for American consumers.
- Data centers consumed 4.4% of U.S. electricity in 2023 and are expected to use 12% by 2030, driving demand for billions in infrastructure upgrades. More than 220 utilities and tech companies have signed the voluntary, nonbinding agreement.
- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry touted a Meta partnership that funded $2.6 billion in grid upgrades over a 15-year deal, with tax revenues providing $50,000 bonuses for Richland Parish teachers.
- Consumer Reports found 75% of American adults lack confidence developers will cover all electricity costs. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul enacted a moratorium on large data centers to protect the state's grid.
- Trump dismissed local opposition to data centers as foreign-backed interference, arguing the nation must maintain artificial intelligence leadership. The administration is fast-tracking construction despite widespread public backlash.
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Trump expands voluntary pledge to keep datacenter costs off household power bills
President Trump has expanded his Ratepayer Protection Pledge to include power companies, datacenter developers, cooperatives, and state governments, saying the move will shield consumers from rising energy costs driven by the datacenter boom. In a speech at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) HQ in Washington, Trump said the pledge will now extend across the full chain of parties whose decisions determine household bills. This includes the…
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Trump administration touts more support for reducing datacenter power costs
This week the Trump administration held a roundtable discussion focused on touting more than 200 additional signatories to the President's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, an effort aimed at lowering higher utility costs Americans may face during data center building and development."The American innovators and consumers strive to win together because we're insisting that AI data centers and big tech companies pay their own way" President Trump said…
Trump argues the boom in data centers lowers Americans’ energy costs
More data centers will actually mean lower energy costs for most Americans under one of the Trump administration’s initiatives, according to President Donald Trump. The massive, largely windowless buildings are often seen as a drain on the electric grid, as they require incredible amounts of electricity. But an initiative the administration announced in March called...
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