{"id":102318,"date":"2026-02-25T18:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/895553644"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:47:30","slug":"trump-claims-tech-companies-will-sign-deals-next-week-to-pay-for-their-own-power-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/trump-claims-tech-companies-will-sign-deals-next-week-to-pay-for-their-own-power-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims tech companies will sign deals next week to pay for their own power supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--standard-article\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--standard-lede _1o1f7ku0 _1ymtmqp3\">\n<div class=\"_1o1f7ku1 _1o1f7ku2\">\n<div class=\"_1p1nf4x0\">\n<div class>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _8enl99h _8enl99g _1xwticta _1xwtict1\">The president is taking credit for tech 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She is also the host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/Hell-or-High-Water-When-Disaster-Hits-Home\/B0C15QVQLM\"><b>Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home<\/b><\/a>, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\" class=\"_1ymtmqp11\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans\u2019 concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech \u2014 and now we\u2019re learning that the deals he promised could land next week. Trump claimed that he\u2019s negotiated a \u201crate payer protection pledge\u201d with major tech companies, which would see them build out or pay for new electricity generation for their data centers. Leaders from Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI are expected to attend a March 4th event to sign the pledge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/scoop-trump-brings-big-tech-white-house-curb-power-costs-amid-ai-boom\"><em>Fox News<\/em> reported today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">There are very few details at this point on what the pledge entails, nor how companies would be held accountable for following through on any commitments. \u201cUnder this bold initiative, these massive companies will build, bring, or buy their own power supply for new AI data centers,\u201d White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in an email to <em>The Verge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201cWe\u2019re telling the major tech companies that they have the obligation to provide for their own power needs,\u201d Trump said during his speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Companies expanding their data centers for generative AI are already trying to do that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/877526\/anthropic-ai-electricity-costs-data-center-pledge\">Anthropic and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/861080\/microsoft-ai-data-center-infrastructure-electricity-rates\">Microsoft<\/a> have made voluntary commitments recently to cover the costs of new power plants built to serve their data centers. But they would need to sign contracts with utilities and grid operators, or local regulators would need to set new policies to keep companies on the hook to fulfill their promises. Meta has inked a 15-year agreement to cover the capital costs of three new gas-fired plants being built in Louisiana to power its largest data center yet. But some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/876555\/meta-data-center-winter-power-outages-storm-ice\">residents and consumer advocates are still concerned<\/a> about how increased demand from the data center could raise fuel and electricity costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Tech companies have also announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/761809\/nuclear-energy-google-ai-advanced-reactor-kairos-tva-electricity-utility\">slew<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/859751\/meta-nuclear-energy-plant-agreements-ai-data-centers\">of agreements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/801257\/amazon-nuclear-energy-reactor-first-look\">recently<\/a> to support the deployment of next-generation nuclear reactors that could power their data centers. But that technology is still in development, and generally not expected to come online until the 2030s. Plans to hook up new fossil fuel-fired plants to the power grid also face delays with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/features\/2025-bottlenecks-gas-turbines\/\">gas turbines in short supply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Household electricity bills already increased 13 percent nationally in 2025, according to a December <a href=\"https:\/\/climatepower.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/EMBARGO-December-Energy-Crisis-Snapshot-RES-2025_11-1.pdf\">report from advocacy group Climate Power<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/heatmap.news\/energy\/why-is-electricity-so-expensive\">Rates are ticking up<\/a> as aging power grids upgrade their infrastructure, and as data centers, factories, and electric vehicles increase power demand. Data center electricity demand alone is expected to double or triple by 2028, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-releases-new-report-evaluating-increase-electricity-demand-data-centers\">according to the Department of Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Another obstacle is increasingly in the way of those ambitions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/science\/841169\/ai-data-center-opposition\">local pushback<\/a>, which has resulted in tech companies facing construction delays and cancellations for <a href=\"https:\/\/heatmap.news\/politics\/data-center-cancellations-2025\">dozens of data center projects across the US<\/a>. Subsequently, there\u2019s been a wave of promises from tech firms to address community concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/816946\/electricity-rates-election-democrats\">Soaring electricity rates also became a key issue<\/a> in state races Democrats won last year, including Governor Abigail Spanberger\u2019s victory in Virginia. Spanberger, whose state is home to the biggest hub for data centers in the world, delivered Democrats\u2019 response to Trump\u2019s address.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">\u201cAs I campaigned for Governor last year, I traveled to every corner of Virginia, and I heard the same pressing concern everywhere: costs are too high,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/spanberger-democratic-response-williamsburg\/70489674\">Spanberger said<\/a>. \u201cAnd I know these same conversations are being had all across this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--rail _1xql9yl0 _1xql9yl1\">\n<div class=\"_1xql9yl2 _1xql9yl5 _1xql9yl8\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--header-pattern _1ymtmqpg _1xql9yl7\">\n<div class=\"mq7s703\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--page-header wh8b410\">\n<div class=\"wh8b41i wh8b41f\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup wh8b41n wh8b41m _1xwtict2\">Most Popular<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; protection pledge\u00e2\u0080\u009d with major <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> companies, which would see &#8230; fuel and electricity costs.<span class=\"match\">Tech<\/span> companies have also announced &#8230; data centers. 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