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   'AI companies shouldn't leave American ratepayers to pick up the tab':   
   Anthropic says it will cover electricity price increases caused by its data   
   centers   
      
   By Craig Hale published 15 hours ago   
      
   Anthropic joins Microsoft in trying to address demands   
      
    President Trump has urged Big Tech to absorb rising energy bills, not   
   consumers   
    Anthropic says it will pay upgrade costs and procure net-new power generation   
   where possible   
    CEO Dario Amodei promises to be a "responsible neighbor" and work with   
   communities and governments   
      
   Anthropic has boldly offered to cover electricity price increased caused by its   
   own data centers, with CEO Dario Amodei stating the power of powering its AI   
   models should fall on the company, not consumers.  This, of course, follows a   
   recent request by President Trump for Big Tech companies to "pay their own   
   way", and not let US citizens face higher electricity bills as a result of   
   their operations.   
      
   Back in January 2026, when Trump posted this request to Truth Social, he   
   confirmed Microsoft had already shown willingness to comply with this,   
   promising "major changes."   
      
   Anthropic to help US citizens lower their energy bills   
      
   Though it may be near-impossible to quantify the exact effects that Anthropic   
   has on local and national grids, Amodei did offer some suggestions: it would   
   pay 100% of grid upgrade costs needed to connect its data centers and it would   
   procure net-new power generation where possible to match its consumption.   
   Where that's not possible, Anthropic is offering to cover the estimated   
   demand-driven price increases.   
      
   Besides covering those extra bills, the company also covered its commitment to   
   improving energy efficiency in the first place, including deploying liquid   
   cooling.   
      
   Anthropic also stressed that it's been a "responsible neighbor," and that it's   
   set to create "hundreds of permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs"   
   per its existing project pipelines.   
      
   "These commitments are the beginning of our efforts to address data centers'   
   impact on energy costs," the post reads.  "We look forward to working with   
   communities, local governments, and the Administration to get this right,"   
   Amodei added (via The Register).   
      
      
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