Nearly 200 US utilities and data-centre operators, including NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix and Digital Realty, have signed a White House-backed pledge to absorb incremental electricity costs from AI model operations to limit upward pressure on residential rates, the Wall Street Journal said citing a White House signatory list. The administration plans for President Trump to formally announce the commitments at an EPA event on Thursday; Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Georgia Governor B

Nearly 200 US utilities and data-centre operators, including NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix and Digital Realty, have signed a White House-backed pledge to absorb incremental electricity costs from AI model operations to limit upward pressure on residential rates, the Wall Street Journal said citing a White House signatory list. The administration plans for President Trump to formally announce the commitments at an EPA event on Thursday; Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp have also signed and are expected to attend.