The context: In March, tech titans including Amazon, Google, and OpenAI signed a largely symbolic pledge to pay for new electricity infrastructure for data centers. What would give it teeth: the recent Ratepayer Protection Act, which now sits in the House.
The latest: Now, the Trump administration wants utility companies and data center developers to make a similar commitment. It’s not clear yet which organizations will participate…but we can expect an announcement in the coming weeks, Reuters reported.Â
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
Tue, Jul 14