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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 14: In an aerial view, high voltage power lines run through a sub-station along the electrical power grid on January 14, 2026 in Miami, Florida. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption so that Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for their data centers. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 14: In an aerial view, high voltage power lines run through a sub-station along the electrical power grid on January 14, 2026 in Miami, Florida. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption so that Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for their data centers. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 14: High voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on January 14, 2026 in Miami, Florida. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption so that Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for their data centers. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Fact Check Team: Should data centers foot the bill of the new power generation?

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JANUARY 14: In an aerial view, high voltage power lines run through a sub-station along the electrical power grid on January 14, 2026 in Miami, Florida. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption so that Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for their data centers. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)