# Trump discusses data-center electricity cost bill with Senate’s Thune

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- Reuters, 2026-09-18 21:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-is-talking-with-senates-thune-about-bill-cut-data-center-electricity-costs-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aadae86fbc2160001c2c8a0

> President Donald Trump said Friday that he is working with Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune on bringing forward a bill designed to shield households from electricity-cost increases linked to the expansion of data centers.

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