Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge: A Photo Op or an Energy Policy?
Seven of the most powerful tech companies on Earth walked into the White House on March 4th and signed a piece of paper promising your electricity bill won’t go up because of AI. If that sounds too neat, you’re paying attention. What They Actually Signed Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI committed to “build, bring, or buy” all the power their data centers consume. They’ll cover grid infrastructure upgrades, negotiate separate rate structures with utilities, and pay for electricity whether they use it or not. ...