{"id":21581,"date":"2026-01-15T08:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/trump-says-microsoft-will-pay-more-for-its-datacenters-electricity\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T08:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:37:42","slug":"trump-says-microsoft-will-pay-more-for-its-datacenters-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/trump-says-microsoft-will-pay-more-for-its-datacenters-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Microsoft will pay more for its datacenters\u2019 electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft\u2019s president said firm won\u2019t accept tax breaks in towns for its datacenters as backlash against facilities grow<\/p>\n

Donald Trump said he is partnering with tech companies to ensure the large energy-hungry datacenters vital for AI do not drive up electricity bills in the US. On Tuesday, the US president announced that Microsoft was \u201cfirst up\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the \u2018HOTTEST\u2019 Country in the World, and Number One in AI. Data Centers are key to that boom, and keeping Americans FREE and SECURE but, the big Technology Companies who build them must \u2018pay their own way.\u2019\u201d Trump wrote<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cThank you, and congratulations to Microsoft.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nMicrosoft\u2019s president said firm won\u2019t accept tax breaks in towns for its datacenters as backlash against facilities grow
\nDonald Trump said he is partnering with tech companies to ensure the large energy-hungry datacenters vital for AI do not drive up electricity bills in the US. On Tuesday, the US president announced that Microsoft was \u201cfirst up\u201d.
\n\u201cWe are the \u2018HOTTEST\u2019 Country in the World, and Number One in AI. Data Centers are key to that boom, and keeping Americans FREE and SECURE but, the big Technology Companies who build them must \u2018pay their own way.\u2019\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social. \u201cThank you, and congratulations to Microsoft.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft\u2019s president said firm won\u2019t accept tax breaks in towns for its datacenters as backlash against facilities grow Donald Trump said he is partnering with tech companies to ensure the large energy-hungry datacenters vital for AI do not drive up electricity bills in the US. On Tuesday, the US president announced that Microsoft was \u201cfirst …<\/p>\n

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