"We have an old grid. It could never handle the kind of numbers, the amount of electricity that's needed. Under the agreement, tech companies can build their own power plants, which Trump says will protect community electricity prices from going up. In many cases, prices of electricity will go down for the community, and very substantially down."
"One of Trump's key campaign promises was to slash Americans' energy bills in half within the first year of his presidency. But in reality, electricity bills rose 13% nationally by the end of 2025, according to Climate Power, a climate advocacy organization."
Growing backlash against data centers and rising electricity bills has forced politicians to address the issue. President Trump announced a 'ratepayer protection pledge' requiring major tech companies to provide their own power needs through building private power plants. Trump argued the aging electrical grid cannot handle the electricity demands of data centers and that tech company-owned power generation will protect community electricity prices from rising and potentially reduce them substantially. Climate experts view this pledge skeptically, comparing it to Trump's unfulfilled campaign promise to cut Americans' energy bills in half. Electricity bills actually rose 13% nationally by the end of 2025, contradicting the administration's energy cost reduction goals.
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