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Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill

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Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill
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美国多家大型公用事业公司和数据中心开发商签署了特朗普总统提出的“纳税人保护承诺”,旨在保护普通民众不为人工智能发展带来的能源成本买单。该承诺于今年3月推出,目前已有近200家组织签署,包括NextEra Energy、Duke Energy、Equinix和Digital Realty等。此举是为了回应公众对AI热潮可能推高居民电费的担忧。

The pledge was introduced in March, and has done little to quell concerns so far. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images

In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do something about it. The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 200 organizations have signed President Donald Trump's "rate payer protection pledge" that's meant to safeguard average citizens from footing the AI bill.

Trump is expected to announce the new signatories on Thursday, which include NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, Equinix, and Digital Realty, according to a list obtained by The WSJ. An unnamed White House official told the publication that those who hav …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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原文: Utility companies are promising to spare us from AI’s energy bill (2026-07-22T10:12:13)
作者: Jess Weatherbed 分类: 科技
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