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Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centers popular
Trump said operators should pay local communities or residents a dividend to win support as public opposition grows over power and water use.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump called on data center companies to pay communities a "dividend" to boost local support, posting on Truth Social that financial deals make unpopular projects popular.
- Public opposition to data centers has intensified over electricity demand and water consumption concerns, with at least 35 applications covering more than 24,000 acres pending across six Western states, according to the Center for Western Priorities.
- The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House of Representatives on September 16 in a 417-3 vote, then advanced through the Senate 57-43, requiring utility regulators to consider if large electricity users bear infrastructure costs.
- Data centers have become a political flashpoint uniting voters across ideological lines as companies including Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon spend billions on expansion, with projects under construction in Abilene, Texas.
- Trump's administration has strongly backed data center expansion as a national priority, though the public remains highly opposed, citing concerns about electricity demand, water consumption, wildlife impacts, and federal land access.
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The U.S. leader promotes economic agreements to improve the acceptance of technology facilities in local communities.Resistance to data centers grows, affecting projects and becoming a key electoral issue in the country.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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US president seeks to prevent utility price surges as artificial intelligence boom fuels nationwide energy grid concerns
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Donald Trump has said that companies should pay dividends to local communities for the placement of data centers.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Trump says companies should pay 'dividend' to communities to make data centres popular
Data centres fueling the rise of AI have become a political flashpoint in communities across the country given the high quantities of water and power they require, with opposition uniting voters across ideological lines
·Chennai, India
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left5Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 30%
C 29%
R 41%
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