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Rohan Paul· @rohanpaul_ai · X· 2026-10-21 21:20 · Original publication time AI score46

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In a Truth Social post, Trump said large new data centers must generate their own electricity and pay host communities a cash “dividend.” Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI previously signed a pledge to build or buy new generation and cover infrastructure upgrades; experts said the pledge is likely unenforceable at the federal level.

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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_ai

President Trump just posted on Truth Social.

says large new data centers must generate their own electricity and pay host communities a cash “dividend.”

The closest existing commitment is the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI signed in March.

Signers promised to build or buy new generation and cover infrastructure upgrades, but experts said the pledge is likely unenforceable at the federal level. renewableenergyworld

The dividend proposal goes further, because Trump said projects that were highly unpopular became popular once a financial deal was struck.

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