
Trump to unveil $70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs
Dharna Noor
created: July 15, 2025, 6:16 p.m. | updated: July 15, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Donald Trump will join big oil and technology bosses on Tuesday at a major artificial intelligence and energy summit in Pittsburgh, outraging environmentalists and community organizations.
The event comes weeks after the passage of a megabill that experts say could stymy AI growth with its attacks on renewable energy.
Renewable energy is almost always cheaper to build and easier to bring online than fossil fuels.
Tech giants Google and its parent company Alphabet, as well as Meta have also both invested in wind and solar to power data centers.
Data centers used for AI are highly resource intensive, sometimes consuming as much power as entire cities.
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