WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a non-binding pledge by U.S. power producers and data centers Tuesday to fund or build energy infrastructure that would meet massive AI-related power needs while shielding consumers from high electricity costs.
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The pledge contains a series of promises that companies that build, own or operate data centers will pay for the new electricity generation and grid infrastructure needed to accommodate new data centers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday will have governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers — a sign of how the artificial intelligence build- out has become a lightning rod of controversy before the …
Watch live coverage as President Trump travels to the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss his administration's "Ratepayer Protection Pledge," which will call on companies to help pay for energy used by data centers.
President Trump will deliver remarks Thursday afternoon on the White House's plan to expand a voluntary ratepayer protection pledge aimed at shielding consumers from electricity cost increases tied to AI data center growth.
President Donald Trump is set to make an announcement Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which seeks to protect households from absorbing costs tied to data centers. Trump is expected to announce that 23 Republican governors have signed the pledge, as data centers, the facili…
President Trump on Thursday expanded his Ratepayer Protection Pledge to a sweeping coalition of governors, state legislatures, utilities and data center developers -- demanding that tech giants foot the energy bills for their power-hungry data centers rather than passing those costs onto American fa…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday had governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers — a sign of how the artificial intelligence build-out has become a lightning rod of controversy before the midterm elec…
The president first announced the pledge with leading AI and tech companies in March, but that initial commitment has done little to comfort voters who are already grappling with affordability issues as they worry about competing for electricity, water and land with tech companies controlled by bill…
‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’ president has touted is non-binding as people continue to struggle with rising bills Donald Trump has announced that about 200 entities have signed on to his non-binding “Ratepayer Protection Pledge”, expanding a voluntary commitment which claims to ensure US consumers …
Republican governors, data center developers, and utilities have signed on to President Donald Trump‘s ratepayer protection pledge, promising to ensure that data centers secure their own energy to prevent households from bearing the cost.
President Trump on Thursday expanded his pledge that aims to have data centers “pay their own way” for the electricity they use, but he took the opportunity to defend data centers at the same time. Trump announced that entities ranging from utilities to state governments are joining the pledge, whic…
President Donald Trump said 23 governors have signed his pledge to protect everyday Americans from the energy costs associated with new artificial intelligence data centers. Governors, companies, and stakeholders who sign the pledge agree to “protect American consumers from price hikes due to data c…
President Donald J. Trump announced an expansion of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge on July 23, 2026, extending the agreement to cover governors, state legislators, energy developers, and utility providers.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that 23 Republican governors have signed his Ratepayer Protection Pledge, an initiative aimed at shielding consumers from higher electricity costs as demand for power grows alongside the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers.
President Donald Trump on Thursday participated in a roundtable discussion about the expansion and success of the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” which is an initiative aimed at having companies cover costs of rising energy prices due to further data center expansion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, the President met with Republican governors, developers and power providers who are signing onto his so-called "Ratepayer Protection Pledge." It's his plan to help grow data centers across the country while trying to keep the extra energy costs from becoming a burden …
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the addition of Republican governors, legislators, utility services and tech companies into his voluntary pledge aimed at keeping data center construction and operation costs off the shoulders of American consumers.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the addition of Republican governors, legislators, utility services and tech companies into his voluntary pledge aimed at keeping data center construction and operation costs off the shoulders of American consumers.
President Trump announced Thursday an expansion of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, bringing more than 200 additional utilities, data center developers, energy cooperatives, and state governments into the national initiative.
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