Nearly 200 firms sign Trump pledge to shield consumers from AI energy costs

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Close to 200 utility companies and data center developers have signed President Donald Trump's 'rate payer protection pledge,' aimed at preventing consumers from bearing the cost of AI's rising energy demands. Major signatories include NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix, and Digital Realty, according to documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Trump was expected to formally announce the new participants on Thursday. The pledge was originally introduced in March but has so far done little to ease public concern over potential electricity bill increases linked to the AI industry's rapid expansion.

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