Trump Directs Tech Firms To Build Power Plants

President Donald Trump said during his State of the Union on Feb. 24, 2026 that his administration told major technology companies they must build their own power plants for data centres to protect consumers from rising electricity bills. He gave no company names or implementation details; the White House plans to meet companies in early March, two sources said. Grid operator PJM and firms including Anthropic and Microsoft have proposed measures to limit data-centre impacts.