US President Trump said he would require companies building large data centers in the US to supply their own electricity and proposed that these companies pay dividends to the communities where the facilities are located. This is his latest move ahead of the midterm elections in response to widespread opposition sparked by the AI boom. In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Trump wrote, “I'm asking that new large-scale data centers — some even huge — have to be self-powered and supply or sell excess power to local communities or power grids.”

US President Trump said he would require companies building large data centers in the US to supply their own electricity and proposed that these companies pay dividends to the communities where the facilities are located. This is his latest move ahead of the midterm elections in response to widespread opposition sparked by the AI boom. In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Trump wrote, “I'm asking that new large-scale data centers — some even huge — have to be self-powered and supply or sell excess power to local communities or power grids.”