An anonymous reader shares a report:

> The Trump administration wants some of the world's largest technology companies to publicly commit to a new compact governing the rapid expansion of AI data centers, according to two administration officials granted anonymity to discuss private conversations.

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> A draft of the compact obtained by POLITICO lays out commitments designed to [1]ensure energy-hungry data centers do not raise household electricity prices , strain water supplies or undermine grid reliability, and that the companies driving demand also carry the cost of building new infrastructure.

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> The proposed pact, which is not final and could be subject to change, is framed as a voluntary agreement between President Donald Trump and major U.S. tech companies and data center developers. It could bind OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook parent Meta and other AI giants to a broad set of energy, water and community principles. None of these companies immediately responded to a request for comment.



[1] https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/09/trump-administration-eyes-data-center-agreements-amid-energy-price-spikes-00772024