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Trump Orders Data Centers to Generate Their Own Power, Provide 'Dividend' to Communities

President Trump announced early Wednesday that large data centers will be required to produce their own electricity and share any surplus with the communities around them in the form of a "dividend." The post Trump Orders Data Centers to Generate Their Own Power, Provide ‘Dividend’ to Communities appeared first on Breitbart .

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