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title: "Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill"
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description: "Nearly 200 US utility companies and data center developers, including NextEra Energy and Duke Energy, have signed President Trump's 'rate payer protection pledge' to shield consumers from rising electricity bills caused by the AI boom. The pledge, introduced in March, aims to address public backlash over potential cost increases, with new signatories expected to be announced by the White House."
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# Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill

The pledge was introduced in March, and has done little to quell concerns so far. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images 

In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do something about it. *The Wall Street Journal* reports that nearly 200 organizations have signed President Donald Trump's "rate payer protection pledge" that's meant to safeguard consumers from footing the AI bill.

Trump is expected to announce the new signatories on Thursday, which includes NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix, and Digital Realty, according to a list obtained by *The WSJ*. An unnamed White House official told the publication that those who have comm …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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