Trump calls for AI data centers to share profits with communities and deliver surplus power
US President Trump posted on Truth Social, calling on data center builders and major AI cloud providers to pay revenue dividends to their host communities to address rising energy costs and make data centers more readily accepted by local communities. He also demanded that data centers, in addition to generating their own power, must supply surplus electricity to local communities free of charge or sell it to them. Reports say communities across the US continue to protest AI data center projects over rising electricity prices, noise, water shortages and other issues. Hazel Township in Pennsylvania once proposed paying $10,000 in compensation to residents who agreed to have data centers built, but many residents still opposed it.
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Trump proposed that data centers share profits with communities and deliver surplus power, reflecting that the implementation of US AI infrastructure is encountering local resistance.
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On October 22, U.S. President Trump posted on Truth Social, calling on data center builders and major AI cloud providers to pay revenue dividends to their host communities, as a way to address rising energy prices and even achieve lower electricity rates, making data centers more readily accepted by local communities.
Trump warned that data centers must not only generate their own power as he previously proposed, but must also deliver surplus electricity to local communities, either free of charge or for sale. He said that some data center projects that were originally highly unpopular won strong local support after economic agreements were reached, and called on them to "make a deal and move forward with construction."
Reports note that communities across the United States have been protesting AI data center projects, with the core reasons being that such facilities bring problems including higher electricity prices, noise pollution, water shortages, air pollution and deforestation. The Trump administration had previously ordered such companies to generate their own power, and recently passed legislation requiring data centers to bear the costs of grid upgrades, avoiding the burden falling on local residents' taxes.
According to a previous Wall Street Journal report, in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, residents could receive $10,000 if they agree to the construction of a data center. Although this cash compensation is quite attractive, many local residents still oppose building the data center.