Trump will make utilities, data centers PROMISE not to raise your electric bills

[dalton99a]

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-rally-utilities-data-centers-over-ai-power-costs-2026-07-13/

White House to rally utilities, data centers for AI power cost pledge, sources say
By Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney
July 13, 2026 5:05 AM CDT

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The White House plans to ‌bring together utility companies and data center developers to make a voluntary pledge designed to ensure that rapid growth in electricity demand from artificial intelligence does not drive up power bills for households and businesses, according to three people familiar with ​the plans.

An event to announce the initiative is expected in the coming weeks, with several companies ​taking part and vowing to protect current ratepayers from shouldering all the costs of ⁠AI expansion. The guest list is still being finalized, the sources said.

Surging demand from power-hungry data centers ​has prompted regulators, consumer advocates and lawmakers in several states to warn that households could end up subsidizing grid ​upgrades needed to serve some of the world's largest technology companies, raising questions over whether the pledge will deliver concrete commitments or remain largely symbolic.

As President Donald Trump's administration pushes to accelerate the expansion of AI infrastructure, it hopes to avoid ​a political backlash over rising electricity bills.

Earlier this year, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI signed a ​voluntary "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" at a White House ceremony, committing to finance the electricity infrastructure needed for their AI projects rather ‌than passing ⁠those costs on to existing utility customers.

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"We PROMISE to TRY to keep your rates down for a while IF WE CAN until after all the data centers are built"

And Mexico will pay for the wall

[gab13by13]

1. Buy stock in nuclear power companies

[Freddie]

2. Do they pinky-swear?

[MustLoveBeagles]

16. Beat me to it

[C_U_L8R]

3. Clearly, Trump has a case of the midterm panics.

He’ll promise anything to prevent being held accountable.

[dalton99a]

4. +1

[lame54]

22. Will be sending out checks soon...

Post dated after the election

[purrmaid]

5. Won't come in your...

... well, you know how this ends.

[LisaL]

6. And we all know

we can take Trump's promises to the bank.

[Ocelot II]

7. How is that supposed to work in a free market-capitalist system?

Sounds a bit like c*******m to me, Donald..

[MrsCheaplaugh]

12. Demand rises, prices rise

Do they actually expect anyone to believe this "pledge?"

[kentuck]

8. He promised no war and lower prices....

...and that he would release the Epstein files.

He lied in all cases.

[durablend]

9. "HE. JUST. NEEDS. MORE. TIME!!!!!"

"WHEN WILL YOU LIBS STOP COMPLAINING?!?!?!?!"

[kentuck]

13. That's what Hoover said...

Everything will be OK in the future if people are just patient.

They didn't buy it then and they won't buy it now.

[purr-rat beauty]

20. He has a powerful concept of a plan in 2 weeks

[Kid Berwyn]

10. Put it in writing.

Fraud artists talk for a reason.

[Raftergirl]

11. Just more BS, like he got Walmart to drop prices.

Neither pledges nor voluntary promises, have legal binding. Zero, zip, none.

But his idiots cult members will think it does and shows how much he cares about them.

I guess the good news is both D and R’d don’t want data centers any near where they live and are acting on the local/state level to stop projects.

[fujiyamasan]

14. But is it a pinky promise?

[Johonny]

15. More of that Stalin like command economy

That commie Trump loves.

[Sympthsical]

17. Laughs in PG&E

Sure.

Ask Californians how promises work out.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

18. He is a stupid man.

[chapterhouse]

19. Yeah, that will work n/t

[madinmaryland]

21. More like a Middle finger promise. 😡😡🤬🤬

[ProfessorGAC]

23. Just Like When He Tried To...

...shame the refiners into lowering gas prices because they "should be $2.25/gallon".
They laughed then ignored him.
So will the data center companies.

[VTderry]

24. Because you won't have an electric bill when

you die from drinking the poisoned water and breathing the poisoned air the data center owners so generously provide.

[Skittles]

25. LOL

that will be as trustworthy as Trump promising to never start a war

[Diamond_Dog]

27. ++++

[The Roux Comes First]

26. What a Hoot! He Can't Keep His Own Hands Out of the Cookie Jar (or Actually Refrain from Lying!) Why Would They?