Trump plans to require tech giants to sign commitments to bear the costs of electricity for their data centers.

President Trump will convene technology industry executives at the White House next week to sign commitments ensuring that their companies will bear the electricity costs of high-energy-consuming data centers. A White House official said representatives from companies including Amazon, Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft, and Google parent company Alphabet are expected to attend the event with Trump on March 4. The invited list also includes companies such as Elon Musk's xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI. Although these commitments will not be binding and lack legal force, government officials believe that formal and public commitments can help with accountability and provide some assurance to consumers concerned about potential environmental damage and rising electricity costs from the rapid expansion of data centers.