Trump, Tech Companies Sign Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Cover Data Center Energy Costs

U.S. President Donald Trump shows a proclamation he signed during a roundtable on Ratepayer Protection Pledge as Energy Secretary Chris Wright (L) and Michael Kratsios (R), director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, applaud in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington on March 4, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—President Donald Trump held a roundtable meeting with artificial intelligence executives at the White House on March 4 for the signing of a ratepayer protection pledge, an initiative to reduce electricity costs.“This is a historic win for countless American families and will also make our electricity grids stronger and more resilient than ever before,” Trump said during the gathering held in the Indian Treaty Room.