Microsoft Vows To Pay For Data Center Electricity, Prevent Cost Hikes

President Donald Trump and at least one Big Tech firm are on the same page about who should pay for the higher electricity costs tied to the surge in artificial intelligence data center development.

Microsoft pledged to pay for the electricity its data centers use and take steps to prevent cost increases for consumers, company President Brad Smith wrote in a Tuesday blog post. 

“We’ll ask utilities and public commissions to set our rates high enough to cover the electricity costs for our data centers,” Smith said.

The post outlines a five-step data center plan that includes minimizing water use...   ...more

RSK: You will be seeing more of this, if people will allow a data center near them. Now, to tackle the water issue.