""Some have suggested that AI will be so beneficial that the public should help pay for the added electricity the country needs for it ... but we disagree with this approach," he continued. "Especially when tech companies are so profitable, we believe that it's both unfair and politically unrealistic for our industry to ask the public to shoulder added electricity costs for AI. Instead, we believe the long-term success of AI infrastructure requires that tech companies pay their own way for the electricity costs they create.""
""Microsoft has vowed to "pay our way" to ensure its datacentres do not increase the electricity bills of everyday consumers, and that other tech firms should follow suit as well.""
Microsoft calls on technology companies to fund the electricity costs of AI infrastructure and datacentres rather than shift those costs to consumers. Microsoft vows to pay its own way to prevent datacentres from increasing everyday electricity bills and urges other firms to follow suit. The US electricity transmission network is aging and already strained, with upgrades limited by supply chain constraints on transformers and high-voltage equipment. Building new transmission capacity can take up to a decade due to permitting and siting delays. Tech companies paying their own electricity costs is presented as necessary to access growing supply and sustain US AI leadership.
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