Microsoft pledges to shield communities from AI data-center electricity costs
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Microsoft says it will fund energy and grid upgrades near its AI data centers to prevent higher local electricity bills, while investing in water replenishment, schools, libraries, and AI-skills training in host communities, and it will not seek property tax abatements.
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