The White House will convene power companies and data centers to pledge that AI power consumption will not be passed on to consumers. The White House plans to convene power companies and data center developers in the coming weeks to promote a voluntary commitment to ensure that the surge in power demand caused by artificial intelligence will not drive up electricity bills for residents and businesses.

The White House will convene power companies and data centers to pledge that AI power usage will not be passed on to consumers. The White House plans to convene power companies and data center developers in the coming weeks to promote a voluntary commitment to ensure that the surge in power demand caused by artificial intelligence will not push up electricity bills for residents and businesses. Earlier this year, Google, Meta, OpenAI and other companies signed relevant commitments at the White House, agreeing to bear the infrastructure costs of power generation, power grid upgrades and other infrastructure required for AI projects themselves, rather than passing them on to existing users; the new round of activities is expected to further expand the scope of commitments to include power companies, companies that build and operate data centers for technology giants, and governors who are at the forefront of power infrastructure expansion. Reuters Editor’s note: U.S. workers…