(March 04, 2026) — The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today welcomed the Trump Administration’s new Rate Payer Protection Pledge that will ensure data centers and other “large load” customers pay their fair share and help lower costs for local families and small businesses.

“We appreciate President Trump’s focus on ensuring that our nation can drive innovation while also protecting Americans who need affordable, reliable energy,” said EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney. “Our industry has built a strong record of working with the tech community on responsible agreements that benefit local communities and help strengthen the grid for the future. We are excited for the next phase of American innovation that will support jobs, help families, and drive economic growth.”

Appearing on a recent episode of the POLITICO Energy podcast, Maloney recently spoke to how America’s electric companies are working with a range of stakeholders to build win-wins for communities across the country:

“When we look back, I think we’ll see this period as a moment when regulated utilities and data centers worked together to build enormous amounts of new generation and strengthen the grid.”

EEI also released a new snapshot of publicly announced data center and other large load projects being developed in partnership with America’s investor-owned electric companies. View the full list here.

To learn more about how customers are benefitting from the large load agreements being developed by EEI members and big tech companies, listen to this Electric Perspectives podcast episode featuring Entergy Mississippi President and CEO Haley Fisackerly and Amazon Web Services Head of Energy and Water for the Americas Brandon Oyer.

A recent independent analysis conducted by Charles River Associates found that data centers have generally not caused retail rate increases—and that electricity rates have remained broadly stable in 68 percent of states, with cost increases confined to specific regions and driven by local factors rather than a nationwide trend.