Next week, America’s tech giants will gather at the White House to sign an agreement committing to "self-built data center power supply."
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The Trump administration is advancing an important initiative aimed at severing the link between the expansion of AI data centers and the rise in electricity bills for residents.
On February 25th, according to Fox News, tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI will gather at the White House on March 4th to formally sign the "Rate Payer Protection Pledge" announced by Trump in his State of the Union address.
According to this pledge, these companies will build, introduce, or procure electricity supply for new AI data centers themselves, no longer relying on existing public grids, thus avoiding passing energy costs to ordinary American households. White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers stated that Trump is committed to "reducing living costs for working families while ensuring America's AI dominance."
Trump unveils at State of the Union, White House leads the push
The policy framework of this initiative can be traced back to Trump’s State of the Union address this Tuesday.
According to a Wallstreetcn article, Trump stated in his speech that the outdated grid can no longer meet the enormous electricity demands needed for AI development. He said that he has notified large tech companies that they need to provide their own power and build their own plants.
In his speech, he announced that negotiations on the "Rate Payer Protection Pledge" had been completed, and clearly explained the policy logic:
"Our grid is already aging and simply can't support the massive power needed by data centers. So I told these companies they can build their own power plants and produce their own electricity. This will ensure the companies’ power needs and also lower electricity prices for ordinary citizens."
According to Fox News, the White House event is jointly led by Trump himself, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Assistant to the President.
A White House official revealed that the Trump administration has been preparing on this issue for some time, and Trump himself posted about it on his social platform Truth Social as early as January this year.
Seven Tech Giants Promise Self-Supplied Power to Protect Consumers from Price Increases
The report noted that, according to White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers, participating tech companies will "build, introduce, or procure electricity supply for new AI data centers themselves," ensuring that as demand for AI computing increases, American residents’ electricity bills will not rise accordingly.
Fox News reported that relevant companies will also pledge to protect the American public from the impact of rising electricity prices and promote lower electricity rates in the long term.
The event is expected to focus on the issue of living costs for Americans, with Trump emphasizing the importance of U.S. technological leadership, the boost in employment brought by AI expansion, and policy goals protecting the public from rising energy prices.
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