Top tech companies sign Trump’s pledge to provide their own power for AI data centers

In a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, executives from seven major tech companies signed a pledge with President Trump to supply their own power for artificial intelligence data centers.

Leaders from Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI agreed to the “ratepayer protection pledge” Trump first announced during last week’s State of the Union address. The president said the plan will help shield residents from higher electricity costs in areas where AI data centers are being built.

AI data centers currently consume about 4% to 6% of electricity in the U.S., but that figure is projected to soar to as high as 12% by 2028.

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