Data centers · Oct 22, 2026, 09:49
Trump Says Data Centers Must Generate Own Power, Urges Local Dividends
Trump said on Oct 21 large new data centers must generate their own power and sell excess locally or to the grid, and urged dividends to communities; no order, scope or agency has been named.
Trump's Oct 21 post said large new data centers must generate their own power; no order has been reported.
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President Donald Trump said on October 21 that large new data centers are "mandated" to generate their own electricity and give or sell any excess to the local community or the grid, according to Bisnow, which quoted his Truth Social post.
Trump wrote that this means electricity prices need not rise and that "there could be a substantial decrease," a price claim he made without figures. He separately urged developers to pay communities or residents a "dividend," saying data centers that were unpopular became popular "when a financial deal is struck." That second step is a recommendation. The post says "if companies want to make their Data Centers popular," so a dividend is not mandated in the wording Bisnow quoted, even though some headlines describe it that way.
The Oct 21 post describes self-supply with any excess going to the community or grid, according to Bisnow; scope and agency are not named.
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