The White House is expanding its voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge for AI data centers, adding nearly 200 utilities, governors, electricity cooperatives, public power providers and developers to the initiative, according to a White House official who confirmed the move to The Hill on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal first reported the expansion.
The expanded pledge is intended to ensure companies building and powering AI data centers cover the costs of the electricity generation and transmission infrastructure needed for their projects instead of passing those expenses on to residential customers. Under the initiative, participating companies also agree to negotiate their own electricity rate structures with utilities and state governments.
