SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Microsoft said Tuesday it will shoulder the full electricity costs of its US data centers to prevent American households from facing higher power bills driven by surging AI energy demand. US President Donald Trump first announced the initiative late Monday on Truth Social, saying his administration had been working with technology companies to ensure they “pay their own way” for power consumption. “I never want Americans to pay higher Electricity bills because of Data Centers,” Trump wrote. Ahead of midterm elections in November, the increase in electricity bills has become a hot-button issue across the country, […]... Keep on reading: Microsoft to foot AI's massive power bill