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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dara Kerr

Trump says Microsoft will pay more for its datacenters’ electricity

an aerial view of a data center
A Microsoft data center in Aldie, Virginia, on 28 October 2025. Photograph: Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Donald Trump said he is partnering with tech companies to ensure the large energy-hungry datacenters vital for AI do not drive up electricity bills in the US. On Tuesday, the US president announced that Microsoft was “first up”.

“We are the ‘HOTTEST’ Country in the World, and Number One in AI. Data Centers are key to that boom, and keeping Americans FREE and SECURE but, the big Technology Companies who build them must ‘pay their own way.’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Thank you, and congratulations to Microsoft.”

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