NextEra, Duke, Equinix Among 200 Backing AI Energy Pledge

More than 200 companies, including NextEra Energy and Duke Energy, have signed a U.S. pledge to support the power demands of artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported. Data-center operator Equinix also joined the initiative.

The pledge, tied to the Trump administration, commits signatories to pay higher electricity rates to fund grid upgrades while shielding residential customers from cost increases, the Journal said.

NextEra, which holds an AlphaScala Score of 52 out of 100 (Mixed), is among the utilities on the list.

The pledge follows a surge in power demand from AI data centers that has strained grids and prompted utilities to seek new pricing models, the Journal reported. NEE stock page