Trump Moves to Make Tech Giants Pay for Surging Power Costs
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US President Donald Trump and Northeastern state governors plan to introduce an emergency wholesale electricity auction to force tech giants to fund new power plants, addressing growing tensions over data center power costs.
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President Donald Trump and the governors of several US Northeastern states agreed to push for an emergency wholesale electricity auction that would compel technology companies to effectively fund new power plants. The unprecedented plan, set to be announced Friday morning, seeks to address growing tensions over how the nation can supply electricity to power-hungry data centers — seen as necessary to help win the global AI race — without simultaneously hiking utility bills for homes and businesses. Bloomberg's Mandeep Singh joins to discuss on Bloomberg Intelligence. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Original article published by Bloomberg on January 16, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.