After communities vote against data centers, OpenAI pledges to pay power bills
ross2000 · reddit · 2026-11-05
Following US community votes against data center projects, OpenAI has released a "Community Compact" (official PDF linked) promising to pay its own power bills and end secrecy deals with host communities.
The move is seen as a response to growing siting resistance driven by concerns over electricity prices and environmental burdens, aiming to ease community opposition to future data center builds.
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