<2>Seven Tech Giants Sign Pledge to Protect Rate Payers from Rising Electricity Costs
<3>Leaders from the tech industry gathered at the White House today to sign a “rate payer protection pledge” with President Donald Trump. The pledge aims to address growing concerns about electricity rates rising as tech companies and the administration work to build out a new generation of AI data centers.
<4>The seven tech giants that signed the pledge include Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, and xAI. These companies are among the largest consumers of electricity in the world, and their data centers are a significant driver of demand for power.
<5>According to a report by < href='https://techcrunch.com' target='_blank'>TechCrunch, the tech industry’s growing demand for electricity is putting a strain on the grid, leading to concerns about the impact on rate payers. The report notes that the industry’s electricity consumption is expected to increase by 15% annually over the next five years.
<6>The rate payer protection pledge is a response to these growing concerns. The pledge commits the signatory companies to work with the administration to ensure that electricity costs do not spike as a result of the construction of new data centers.
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