Ratepayer Protection Pledge

This proclamation announces the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" and declares that its commitments effectuate national policy. Under the pledge, accepted by seven leading technology companies on March 4, 2026, hyperscalers and AI companies commit to building, bringing, or buying the new generation resources needed to meet their data centers' electricity demand, paying for all new power delivery infrastructure upgrades, negotiating separate rate structures with utilities and state governments, investing in local communities, and coordinating with grid operators so that data center energy needs do not increase household electricity costs.

Hyperscalers and AI companies that accepted the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Build, bring, or buy the new generation resources and electricity needed to satisfy their data centers' energy demands (unclear). Hyperscalers and AI companies that accepted the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Pay for all new power delivery infrastructure upgrades needed to service their data centers, whether or not they use the electricity (unclear). Hyperscalers and AI companies that accepted the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Negotiate new, separate rate structures with their utilities and relevant State governments and pay those rates (unclear). Hyperscalers and AI companies that accepted the Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Invest in local communities and coordinate with grid operators to contribute to a more reliable grid (unclear).

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