Climate Change
Few Details on Trump’s Plan for Self-Powered Data Centers
The president is scheduled to unveil his Ratepayer Protection Pledge as he greenlights data centers to power America’s race for artificial intelligence.
RICHMOND, Va.— President Donald Trump is expected on Wednesday to sign his “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” a deal he claims to have negotiated with major tech companies for data centers to pay their own energy costs. But he hasn’t disclosed details on how his plan would work or what roles Congress and state electricity regulators would play.