Trump: large data centers must generate their own power and pay host communities a dividend
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-21
Trump posted on Truth Social that new large data centers must generate their own electricity (selling excess back to communities or the grid) and pay host communities a cash "dividend," arguing projects that were deeply unpopular became popular once a financial deal was struck. The closest existing commitment is the Ratepayer Protection Pledge signed in March by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI — but experts say it's likely unenforceable at the federal level.
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