Scoop: Trump brings Big Tech to White House to curb power costs amid AI boom
EXCLUSIVE: Tech company leaders will head to the White House in March to meet with President Donald Trump to pledge they will generate their own power for new data centers,...
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EXCLUSIVE: Tech company leaders will head to the White House in March to meet with President Donald Trump to pledge they will generate their own power for new data centers, saving taxpayers from picking up additional energy costs, Fox News Digital learned. "Major Tech companies will join President Trump at the White House next week to formally sign the Rate Payer Protection Pledge that he announced during his historic State of the Union address," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "Under this bold initiative, these massive companies will build, bring, or buy their own power supply for new AI data centers, ensuring that Americans’ electricity bills will not increase as demand grows," she added. "President Trump is committed to ensuring American AI dominance while simultaneously lowering costs for working families." The Trump administration has promoted the proliferation of artificial intelligence to keep the U.S. as the world's tech leader , which has included the creation of new data centers and mounting concern energy prices could increase for everyday Americans as the centers open up shop. CHINA VS SPACEX IN RACE FOR SPACE AI DATA CENTERS Companies participating in the March 4 event will include Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle and OpenAI. Trump, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios are leading the effort, Fox Digital learned. TRUMP TROUNCES BIDEN ENERGY RECORDS IN JUST MONTHS AS ADMIN CELEBRATES 1 YEAR OF 'HISTORIC GAINS': DATA The event follows Trump's announcement during his State of the Union speech Tuesday that the companies would produce their own energy for the data centers. TRUMP'S SCIENCE AND TECH MAN LAYS OUT WHITE HOUSE'S GLOBAL AI STRATEGY "Tonight, I'm pleased to announce that I have negotiated the new rate payer protection pledge," he said. "You know what that is? We're telling the major…