"They are the type of questions that we need to heed... We are at a moment of time when people have a lot on their mind. They worry about the price of electricity. They wonder what this big data center will mean to their water supply. They look at this technology and ask, what will it mean for the jobs of the future? What will it mean for the adults of today?"
"The announcement follows a post from President Donald Trump on Truth Social Monday in which he pledged that his administration would work with "major American Technology Companies," including Microsoft, to make sure that data centers don't inflate customer utility bills. "We are the 'HOTTEST' Country in the World, and Number One in AI," Trump wrote in the post, in which he also accused Democrats of being responsible for the rise in utility bills."
Microsoft will ask public utilities to set higher electricity rates for data centers and take additional measures to be a good neighbor in communities hosting data centers. Growing national pushback to data centers reflects community concerns about electricity costs, water supply impacts, and effects on current and future jobs. The announcement followed a Truth Social post pledging that the administration would work with major technology companies to prevent data centers from inflating customer utility bills and urging companies to 'pay their own way.' Average electricity bills have risen faster than inflation in recent years, driven by various factors including repair costs.
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