{"id":101381,"date":"2026-02-25T01:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/895313361"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:25:53","slug":"trump-tells-tech-giants-to-power-their-own-ai-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/trump-tells-tech-giants-to-power-their-own-ai-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tells tech giants to power their own AI ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-page-grid\">\n<section id=\"post-body\" class=\"post-body grid-area-post-body\" data-component-type=\"post-body\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-lock-content>\n<div class=\"post-hero\" data-component-type=\"post-hero\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\">\n<figure class=\"figure image-figure-image as-notched\" data-type=\"img\" data-e2e-name=\"image-figure-image\" data-media-container=\"image\">\n<div class=\"aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top: calc(100% \/ (6847 \/ 4565))\">  <img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.insider.com\/699e65a5e8408f6671803463?width=700&ssl=1\" alt=\"Trump with JD Vance and Rep. Mike Johnson in the background.\"> <\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"image-source-caption with-caption-drawer\"> <span class=\"image-source-caption-drawer\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption label-md-strong\" data-e2e-name=\"image-caption\"> <span class=\"image-caption-text\">Trump<\/span> <span class=\"image-source-text\"> <span class=\"image-source label-md g-test\" data-e2e-name=\"image-source\">Kenny Holston-Pool\/Getty Images<\/span> <\/span> <\/figcaption><\/span> <\/span><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"underline\">\n<div class=\"timestamp label-md\" data-component-type=\"timestamp\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\"> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-summary-bullets\" data-component-type=\"post-summary-bullets\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-track-marfeel=\"post-summary-bullets\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"body-md\">President Donald Trump said he&#8217;s told top tech companies they must pay more for electricity near data centers.<\/li>\n<li class=\"body-md\">Trump made the announcement during the State of the Union. He did not name the companies.<\/li>\n<li class=\"body-md\">Big Tech&#8217;s data center push is driving up US electricity demand and costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<section class=\"post-body-content post-story-body-content\" data-component-type=\"post-body-content\" data-load-strategy=\"exclude\" data-track-content data-post-type=\"story\" data-track-marfeel=\"post-body-content\">\n<p>President Donald Trump said Tuesday that top tech companies have to cover their own power needs when they are <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/amazon-google-meta-microsoft-boost-ai-spending-stocks-2026-2\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>building data centers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re telling the major tech companies that they have the obligation to provide for their own power needs,&#8221; Trump said during his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, adding, &#8220;They can build their own power plants as part of their factory so that no one&#8217;s prices will go up, and in many cases, prices of electricity will go down for the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he negotiated a new &#8220;rate-payer protection pledge.&#8221; He did not specify what the pledge entailed or which companies had agreed to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re going to produce their own electricity,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tech companies have already begun building their <a target=\"_blank\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2026\/02\/19\/data-centers-power-grid-ai\/\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}\" rel=\" nofollow\">own off-grid infrastructure.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/trump-to-announce-data-center-energy-deals-during-state-of-the-union-00794834\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}\" rel=\" nofollow\">Politico<\/a> first reported on the pledge earlier on Tuesday, saying tech companies had agreed to pay more for electricity in places near data centers. A White House spokesperson confirmed the report to Business Insider but did not provide additional details.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as Big Tech companies spend hundreds of billions of dollars to build AI infrastructure and data centers, <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/data-center-drive-us-power-demand-delay-clean-energy-mckinsey-2025-10\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>driving up electricity demand<\/a> in the US. <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/energy-conservation-hacks-data-center-costs-2025-10\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>Utility costs<\/a> are rising across the US as a result of the increased electricity demand for data centers, a report from the Center for American Progress found.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has previously said Americans should not have to pay <a target=\"_self\" class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/microsofts-pledge-pay-more-data-center-electricity-2026-1\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" rel>higher electricity costs<\/a> due to data centers, and that the companies that build them &#8220;must pay their own way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Decisions about utility costs are typically made at the state and local levels. 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