President Donald Trump doesn’t often see eye to eye with Democratic governors, but one area where the two sides are converging is on data centers — specifically, on who should pay for the massive resources they’re using to fuel the AI tech boom.
On Wednesday, Trump made the case that the tech companies themselves should cover the cost. At a White House ceremony, he unveiled a nonbinding agreement — signed by seven of the world’s largest tech companies — that calls on them to pay for grid investments needed to power dozens of sprawling AI data centers.
“America’s largest and richest tech companies will be funding a colossal expansion of U.S. energy,” Trump said.
That sounds a lot like what Democratic governors have been preaching in recent months — especially those who may be eyeing a 2028 White House run. Like Trump, many are trying to balance support for the tech sector with complaints from voters and ratepayers about rising electricity costs.
