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Trump says he told tech companies “they have the obligation to provide for their own power needs.”

During his State of the Union speech, Trump claimed to have negotiated a “ratepayer protection pledge” to keep data centers from raising utility bills for other customers. He didn’t say which companies are involved or what commitments they’ve made.

A draft pledge obtained by Politico earlier this month describes a voluntary pact to cover the costs of new energy infrastructure.

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