{"slug": "utilities-join-trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-increases-in-electricity-bills", "title": "Utilities Join Trump Pledge to Limit AI-Driven Increases in Electricity Bills", "summary": "Major U.S. utilities have joined a pledge backed by former President Donald Trump to limit electricity bill increases driven by the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The initiative aims to address concerns that AI data centers could strain power grids and raise costs for consumers.", "body_md": "Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-electric-bill-increases-attracts-big-utilities-ae408981\n\nComments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49025092\n\nPoints: 3\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/utilities-join-trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-increases-in-electricity-bills", "canonical_source": "https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-electric-bill-increases-attracts-big-utilities-ae408981", "published_at": "2026-07-23 17:19:45+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 17:52:46.583734+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "The Wall Street Journal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/utilities-join-trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-increases-in-electricity-bills", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/utilities-join-trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-increases-in-electricity-bills.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/utilities-join-trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-increases-in-electricity-bills.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/utilities-join-trump-pledge-to-limit-ai-driven-increases-in-electricity-bills.jsonld"}}