"President Trump is committed to ensuring American AI dominance while simultaneously lowering costs for working families. The companies will have the obligation to provide for their own power needs and build on-site generation to prevent consumers from bearing the energy costs of the AI buildout."
"Microsoft President Brad Smith stated the company will pay our way to ensure its data centers don't raise power prices for consumers, calling Trump's pledge an important step and appreciating the administration's work to ensure data centers don't contribute to higher electricity prices."
"Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed these are the dialogues and objectives set, emphasizing that no developers have refused participation, resulting in a unified announcement on companies' cooperation regarding power infrastructure for AI operations."
President Trump announced a ratepayer protection pledge with major technology companies during the State of the Union address, requiring them to provide their own power needs and build on-site generation facilities. Companies including OpenAI, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, and Oracle are participating in this initiative. Microsoft President Brad Smith confirmed the company will pay for its data center power to prevent raising electricity prices for consumers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated the pledge represents a unified announcement of company cooperation, with no developers refusing participation. Analysts note this formalizes commitments several companies were already making independently.
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