White House and Governors Confront Electricity's Rising Costs as Data Centers Expand

The Washington Post
14:56 JST,
January 17, 2026
Amid voter anger over soaring electricity costs and the tech industry’s data centers driving them higher, a bipartisan coalition of governors joined the White House on Friday to hatch a plan aimed at protecting everyday ratepayers.
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