GOP Governors, Utilities Join Trump Data Center Energy Pledge as Democrats Cite Similar Cost Curbs
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 14
GOP Governors, Utilities Join Trump Data Center Energy Pledge as Democrats Cite Similar Cost Curbs
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 14
Summary
Republican governors and utility groups have joined the Trump administration’s data center pledge, widening support for a plan aimed at keeping large power users from pushing electricity costs onto households.
The pledge targets the infrastructure and price strain tied to data centers’ massive electricity demand, with signers backing the principle that new projects should cover their own grid-related costs.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said last week he had already signed, and Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon have also joined, according to their offices.
Some Democratic governors said they were not contacted by the White House but support the goal anyway: Colorado’s Jared Polis and North Carolina’s Josh Stein both said data centers should not raise residents’ bills.
The effort builds on broader bipartisan pressure over power costs, including a January push on PJM to let tech firms buy power directly and a March pledge by Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft to fund data-center infrastructure.