Trump Targets Tech Giants: Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft Face New Electricity Costs

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News18•13-01-2026, 12:08
Trump Targets Tech Giants: Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft Face New Electricity Costs
- •Donald Trump plans new laws to make tech companies pay for electricity used by their massive data centers.
- •He argues that the burden of high electricity costs for data centers should not fall on ordinary American citizens.
- •Discussions are underway with Microsoft, which is expected to make significant changes to reduce electricity bills.
- •Trump criticized Joe Biden's administration for a 30% increase in electricity bills for American families.
- •The move aims to address rapidly rising electricity prices in the US, partly due to data center consumption.
Why It Matters: Trump mandates tech giants like Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft to bear data center electricity costs.
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