White House expands data center electricity cost pledge to utilities, states
Nearly 200 utilities, developers and governors joined the pledge as the White House said it now covers 80% of U.S. home and business power delivery.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that 23 governors signed his Ratepayer Protection Pledge to shield consumers from data center utility costs, with major utilities including NextEra and Duke Energy joining to expand coverage to 80 percent of U.S. power delivery.
- The pledge originated in March when seven major tech companies—Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon—committed to cover increased power costs as Trump expressed concerns about U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence technology advancement.
- Seven Republican governors including Greg Abbott, Brian Kemp, and Bill Lee signed the pledge with no Democratic support; yet opposition to data centers has spread into Republican strongholds like rural Texas, where Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa called them 'the Wild West.'
- Signatories agree to protect consumers from price hikes through the non-binding pledge, with companies negotiating individual rate structures directly with utilities and state governments, though White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized the president is 'ensuring Americans never foot the bill.'
- Consulting firm ICF projects monthly utility bills could rise 15 percent to 40 percent by 2030 as electricity demand grows, leaving uncertain whether consumers will see genuine savings while voters worry about environmental and affordability impacts.
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