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DMV leaders meet with Trump administration to address data center energy costs
Several governors, including Maryland's Wes Moore and Virginia's Glenn Youngkin, met at the White House on Friday to make a deal that may impact power bills in the DMV. Moore and Youngkin joined other state governors impacted today at the White House to push for reforms to the regional power market.
Energy-guzzling data centers powering AI are in the hot seats as voter anger over surging electric bills becomes a major factor in midterm elections.
Shapiro traveled to Washington to sign a document with Trump administration officials urging significant changes to the way that the grid is managed for 13 mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states.
President Donald Trump said that tech companies must pay for their own data centers without spiking utility bills for American households.
Georgia Power CEO Kim Greene said in a speech Wednesday that the company will lower its rates this summer, as it faces customer frustration over high monthly bills.
Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.
Semitruck-sized power generators that data centers use must comply with Clean Air Act standards, officials ruled on Thursday.
As Big Tech has faced pushback from communities about the hulking projects and concerns over rising energy bills, developers have leaned into big financial promises.