Trump expands voluntary pledge to keep datacenter costs off household power bills

Trump expands a voluntary pledge to keep datacenter costs off household power bills, gaining 200-plus new participants but with no enforcement mechanism.

• Trump expands voluntary pledge to keep datacenter costs off household power bills
• Trump’s data centre power pledge draws scepticism from energy experts
• President Trump expands AI data center ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ to include state governors and utility companies — White House claims this will make electricity more affordable
• Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035 — analysts estimate usage will rocket to 194 gigawatts, 83% more than forecast seven months ago
• More than 200 companies sign Trump's 'pledge' to protect consumers from data center price rises
• Trump says nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to protect Americans from costs arising from datacenters
• Trump Expands AI Data Center Pledge in Bid to Ease Power Costs
• Data Centers on Track to Suck Up a Fifth of US Power Use by 2035
• Trump is expanding his AI data center pledge to protect consumers from rising electricity bills
• Data centers on track to consume 20% of US power by 2035
• 200 US utility firms join Trump electricity pledge as data center electricity use expected to quadruple by 2035 — but does the President's pledge have the teeth to regulate electricity pricing?
• Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035