{"id":21663,"date":"2026-01-22T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/why-trump-is-worried-datacenters-might-cost-his-party-an-election\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:37:48","slug":"why-trump-is-worried-datacenters-might-cost-his-party-an-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/why-trump-is-worried-datacenters-might-cost-his-party-an-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump is worried datacenters might cost his party an election"},"content":{"rendered":"

The president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but he\u2019s curbing renewable projects that could boost supply<\/p>\n

Donald Trump is worried about datacenters. Specifically, he is concerned about their effects on an already expensive electricity market in the United States. Will Americans\u2019 resentment of sharply rising energy costs scuttle his party\u2019s November election ambitions?<\/p>\n

The US president\u2019s anxiety is evident in two actions in recent weeks. On 13 January, Trump and Microsoft\u2019s president jointly announced that the tech giant would pay more for its datacenters, paying full property taxes and accepting neither tax reductions nor electricity rate discounts in towns where it operates datacenters.<\/p>\n

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\nThe president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but he\u2019s curbing renewable projects that could boost supply
\nDonald Trump is worried about datacenters. Specifically, he is concerned about their effects on an already expensive electricity market in the United States. Will Americans\u2019 resentment of sharply rising energy costs scuttle his party\u2019s November election ambitions?
\nThe US president\u2019s anxiety is evident in two actions in recent weeks. On 13 January, Trump and Microsoft\u2019s president jointly announced that the tech giant would pay more for its datacenters, paying full property taxes and accepting neither tax reductions nor electricity rate discounts in towns where it operates datacenters. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The president wants big tech to pay more for electricity, but he\u2019s curbing renewable projects that could boost supply Donald Trump is worried about datacenters. Specifically, he is concerned about their effects on an already expensive electricity market in the United States. Will Americans\u2019 resentment of sharply rising energy costs scuttle his party\u2019s November election …<\/p>\n

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