President Donald Trump vows to make major tech companies pay for their power usage to prevent increased electricity bills for Americans. Average electricity prices in US cities have risen 40% in the past five years. Data center power demand is projected to triple by 2030, accounting for 11.7% of all American power consumption. Cooling and IT equipment are major energy consumers in data centers. Additionally, US data centers demand 5.2% of total power usage, projected to increase to 11.7% by 2030. Bitcoin mining, another power-intensive operation, has been scrutinized for its energy usage, but experts suggest it does not significantly impact electricity bills for consumers and has environmental benefits such as funding green energy research.

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