‘Pay dividend to community’: Donald Trump tells companies as backlash against data centers grows across US
Donald Trump suggested data center companies pay local communities a dividend to build support for their projects, which face resistance over concerns about demands on water and electricity. He also said large data centers must generate their own power and return or sell surplus to the community.
Former US President Donald Trump has proposed that companies building data centers should share a "dividend" with the local community to boost public support. In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump highlighted instances where unpopular data centers transformed into community favorites once financial agreements were reached.
"If companies want to make their Data Centers popular, pay the community, and/or individuals within the community a 'dividend,'" Trump stated. The remarks come amid growing opposition to new data centers in the US, as local communities express concerns about potential depletion of resources like water and electricity for AI infrastructure development.
Trump also emphasized that existing large data centers have been required to generate their own power and share any surplus with their local communities or the broader electrical grid.
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