Trump tells data center operators to pay communities a 'dividend'

President Donald Trump urged data center companies to "MAKE DEALS" with local communities and pay them a "dividend" to secure support for new facilities. He also said large data centers must generate their own electricity and sell excess back to the grid to avoid raising power prices.

• Trump proposed data center operators pay communities a 'dividend' for support
• He said data centers must generate their own power and sell excess to the grid
• Data center buildout has become a political flashpoint ahead of November midterms
• Several states are weighing moratoriums over power, water and land use