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- President Donald Trump asks tech companies to “pay their own way” for their data centers.
- Data centers drove up utility bills in at least 13 states, Business Insider previously reported.
- Trump says that Microsoft will be the first to work with the White House to keep utility bills down.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that even though data centers are “key” to the AI boom, tech companies must “‘pay their own way,'” so that Americans don’t have higher utility bills.
“First up is Microsoft, who my team has been working with, and which will make major changes beginning this week to ensure that Americans don’t ‘pick up the tab’ for their POWER consumption, in the form of paying higher Utility bills,” Trump said on Truth Social, hinting at additional announcements “in the coming weeks.”
Data centers drove up utility bills in at least 13 states, Business Insider previously reported.
Over the past year, Microsoft has been planning for data centers in Wisconsin, Atlanta, Texas, and Michigan.
The White House and Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
