🇺🇸NEW: President Trump tells Data-center companies to pay locals $10,000–$15,000 to win their support: “They got plenty of money.”
His comments come as at least 47 major data-center projects have been delayed, blocked or withdrawn in 2026, per the FT.
Bernstein analysts also report that just 35% of planned U.S. projects are credible.
Trump has also mandated new large data centers to generate their own electricity and sell or give excess power back to communities or the grid, aiming to ease pressure on electricity prices and opposition to the AI buildout.
His comments come as at least 47 major data-center projects have been delayed, blocked or withdrawn in 2026, per the FT.
Bernstein analysts also report that just 35% of planned U.S. projects are credible.
Trump has also mandated new large data centers to generate their own electricity and sell or give excess power back to communities or the grid, aiming to ease pressure on electricity prices and opposition to the AI buildout.