Trump says rejecting data centers is "a mistake"
Summary
President Donald Trump supports building more data centers, saying they create many jobs and bring money to communities. He claims the U.S. is ahead of China in artificial intelligence (AI) and that many data centers use their own power plants instead of relying on the public electric grid.Key Facts
- President Trump praised data centers in an interview, calling rejecting them a "mistake."
- He said the U.S. leads China by a large margin in AI development.
- Some data centers create their own power through special plants, while others use power from the public electrical grid.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized data centers for failing to get community support and said they should pay full costs for electrical infrastructure.
- Pennsylvania and New York governors have also taken steps to limit or slow the growth of large data centers.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eased rules for power plants that supply data centers, especially those not connected to the public grid.
- The Trump administration encourages data centers to pay for their own power and infrastructure costs through a Ratepayer Protection Pledge.
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