The White House's Ratepayer Protection Pledge calls on leading US hyperscalers and AI companies to build, bring, or buy all the energy their data centers need and pay its full cost whether or not they use it. Under the pledge, companies would cover infrastructure upgrades, negotiate separate rate structures with utilities and states, hire locally, and share backup generation during shortages, commitments the White House says will protect American households from higher bills and lower electricity costs long term.