Data centers often use their own energy sources, including gas-powered generators, to produce the large amounts of electricity needed to keep them running.
President Donald Trump has issued a blunt new directive for the tech industry, declaring that massive data centers fueling the artificial intelligence boom must generate their own electricity and deliver direct financial payouts to the communities that host them.
President Trump announced early Wednesday that large data centers will be required to produce their own electricity and share any surplus with the communities around them in the form of a "dividend."
President Donald Trump told data center builders early Wednesday to pay the communities around their projects if they want local support. Trump wrote on Truth Social, his […]
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that companies building data centers should pay a "dividend" to the communities where they are sited if they want to make the developments popular.
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