Trump proposes data center community dividends
President Trump suggested companies building data centers pay a financial dividend to local communities. He also stated that these large facilities should generate their own power and share excess electricity with the grid.
United States President Donald Trump said technology companies should pay community dividends for data centers to ease public pushback. The proposal follows rising voter friction across the country over the massive power and water demands of AI infrastructure. The policy shift aims to secure local support for critical infrastructure needed to compete with China in the AI race.
