President Trump announced early Wednesday that large data centers will be required to produce their own electricity and share any surplus with the communities around them in the form of a “dividend.”
\n\nThe Wall Street Journal reports that Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post, writing that “new and large, in some cases gigantic, data centers are mandated by me to make their own electricity, and give or sell any excess back to the local community, or grid.” He also floated the idea that companies should “pay the community, and/or individuals within the community, a ‘dividend,'” though he gave no details on how either requirement would actually work.
\n\nAs the President of the United States, I have been watching Data Centers very closely, and have come to a very strong conclusion. New and large, in some cases gigantic, Data Centers are mandated by me to make their own electricity, and give or sell any excess back to the local community, or grid, and therefore there is electric price increase. In fact, there could be a substantial decrease. Other elements likewise! If companies want to make their Data Centers popular, pay the community, and/or individuals within the community, a…
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