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Trump says that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption — says major changes are coming to ensure Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for data centers
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- "We will work closely with utility companies that set electricity prices and state commissions that approve these prices, Our goal is straightforward: to ensure that the electricity cost of serving our data centers is not passed on to residential customers."
- "On Tuesday, Microsoft promised to take the the 'steps needed to be a good neighbor in the communities where we build, own, and operate our data centers.' That includes, according to the company, its plans to 'pay its own way' to ensure that local electricity bills don’t go through the roof in the places where it builds."
- "The company has also promised to create jobs in the communities where it touches down, as well as to minimize the amount of water that its centers need to function."
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