Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill
The Verge Jess Weatherbed
Nearly 200 US utility companies and data center operators signed President Trump's "rate payer protection pledge" to prevent consumers from bearing increased electricity costs from AI infrastructure growth. The pledge, introduced in March, includes major firms like NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix, and Digital Realty among its signatories. The commitment remains largely untested in addressing whether consumer electricity bills will actually be protected from AI expansion costs.
Why it matters
In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do something about it. The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 200 organizations have signed President Donald Trump's "rate payer protection pledge" that's meant to […]
