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Jowi Morales

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

President Donald Trump at the Ratepayer Protection Pledge announcement in July 2026.

23 state governors and 187 utility companies and data center developers have signed President Donald Trump’s “ratepayer protection pledge,” which is Washington’s way of trying to control spiraling electricity costs driven by the massive power demand of AI data centers. According to The Associated Press, some of the signers include utility companies NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, American Electric Power, Southern Co., and Pacific Gas & Electric, and data center developers Equinix, Digital Realty, and Prologis.

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