Tech leaders pledge to power their own data centers during meeting with Trump

Executives from eight tech companies joined Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

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• A group of tech leaders signed the "Ratepayer Protection Pledge" at the White House on Wednesday.
• Under the pledge, tech companies will cover a greater share of the energy costs for data centers.
• It's a bid to prevent rising electricity bills for regular consumers.

Data centers have been driving up electric bills. Now, some tech companies are working to change that.