In the longest State of the Union address in at least 62 years, President Trump devoted just over a minute to a topic that’s left many Americans feeling increasingly powerless: whether soaring data-center demand for electricity will drive up their own rates.
“Tonight I’m pleased to announce that I have negotiated the new ratepayer protection pledge,” he said about 44 minutes into the nearly two-hour speech. “We’re telling the major tech companies they have the obligation to…

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