Trump is taking aim at a power grid operator in a bid to bring electricity costs down

Trump is leaning on the country's largest power grid operator in a bid to bring down electricity prices.

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• The Trump administration is leaning on a major power grid operator to bring down prices.
• That includes calling for a new power auction.
• It comes as Trump has pushed for tech companies to "pay their own way" on data centers.

The AI data center boom is driving up electricity prices. President Donald Trump is leaning on a power company to fix it.