The Trump administration wants some of the world’s largest technology companies to publicly commit to a new compact governing the rapid expansion of AI data centers, according to two administration officials granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. A draft of the compact obtained by POLITICO lays out commitments designed to ensure data centers powering the AI boom do not raise household electricity prices, strain water supplies or undermine grid reliability — and that the companies driving power demand also carry the cost of building new infrastructure. The proposed pact, which is not final and could be subject to change … could bind OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook parent Meta and other AI giants to a broad set of energy, water and community principles.

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