Ratepayer Protection Pledge: White House Secures Commitments from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to Insulate Consumers from AI Infrastructure Costs

On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the construction of a 10 GW data center and 9.2 GW of natural gas power plants on the site of the decommissioned uranium facility in Paxton, Ohio. 

This project is a joint initiative between the Japanese company SoftBank and the U.S. utility AEP Ohio, with total Japanese investment valued at $33.3 billion.

That same week, Goldman Sachs warned that the growing demand for data centers would raise core inflation by 0.1% in 2026 and 2027. Costs to secure capacity in PJM—the largest U.S. electricity grid operator—have increased nearly tenfold, transferring $23 billion in additional expenses to ordinary consumers.