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UTILITY FIRMS PLEDGE TO SHIELD CONSUMERS FROM AI POWER COSTS
Nearly 200 US utility companies and data center developers have signed President Donald Trump's "rate payer protection pledge" to prevent AI's surging energy demands from raising consumer electricity bills.
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The pledge was introduced in March, and has done little to quell concerns so far. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Ge…