Aka Microsoft needs an excuse that sounds good to get their asses out of these data center construction deals https://t.co/gzy7oWlvaj
— Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) January 12, 2026
Trump: Joe Biden caused power prices to rise by 30%, big tech firms need to pay for their own power #MacroEdge
— MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) January 12, 2026
Whaaaaaaatttttt? This is NOT bullish! 🐻📉 https://t.co/6DEnEASUJ1
— Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) January 13, 2026
Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith laid out a plan Tuesday to reduce the tech giant’s impact on electricity bills and water resources amid growing local opposition across the country to AI data centers.
Smith pledged that Microsoft will “pay our way” to prevent its data centers from raising electricity prices, as part of a larger five-point “community first” AI infrastructure plan.
“The truth is infrastructure buildouts progress only when communities conclude that the benefits outweigh the cost, and we are at a moment in time when people have a lot of their mind,” Smith said Tuesday.
“They’re worried about the price of electricity,” he continued. “They wonder what this big data center will mean to their water supply. They look at this technology and ask, what will it mean for the jobs of the future? What will it mean for the adults working today? What will it mean for their children?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/microsoft-aims-minimize-data-centers-160131068.html